Patent ID: 8820788

Claim:
A tongue assembly for use in an occupant restraint system of a vehicle, the occupant restraint system also having a buckle mechanism and a webbing, comprising: a tongue member having an opening and configured to selectively engage the buckle mechanism of the occupant restraint system; a body formed over a portion of the tongue member; wherein the body includes a contact surface, a first wall, and a second wall opposing the first wall; a cam provided between the first and second walls of the body, and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation between a first locking position and a second free position; wherein the cam includes a cam surface; and a biasing member configured to rotationally bias the cam; wherein when the cam is positioned in the second free position the tongue assembly is free to slide along the length of the webbing of the occupant restraint system, and when the cam is positioned in the first locking position a portion of the webbing is clamped between the cam surface of the cam and the contact surface of the body thereby preventing the tongue assembly from sliding along the length of the webbing, wherein the first wall includes a first bore and the second wall includes a second bore opposing the first bore, and a fixed pin having a first end configured to engage the first bore such that the fixed pin is prohibited from rotating relative to the body, and a second end configured to receive a portion of the biasing member.