Patent ID: 8627554

Claim:
A personal restraint system for use in a vehicle, the personal restraint system comprising: a connector configured to be coupled to a web, the connector having a tongue with an engagement portion; and a multi-release buckle assembly configured to releasably retain the tongue of the connector when the connector is inserted into the buckle assembly, the buckle assembly comprising— a frame having a tongue opening configured to receive the tongue when the tongue is inserted into the buckle assembly; a locking member movable relative to the frame between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking member is configured to contact the engagement portion to retain the tongue in the buckle assembly when the locking member is in the locked position; a release button movable relative to the frame toward a release position to urge the locking member from the locked position toward the unlocked position; and a release pull coupled to the release button, wherein the release pull is movable relative to the frame to urge the release button toward the release position, wherein the buckle assembly has a longitudinal axis and wherein the release button is movable generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and the release pull is movable generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.