Seat belt buckle assembly

Abstract

A seat belt buckle assembly has a buckle head having an attachment member and a strap comprising a predetermined length of flexible woven webbing material fastened to the attachment member and comprising a loop spaced from the attachment member. Two such buckle heads may be mounted to a mounting bracket for attachment to a vehicle and hook and loop fasteners may connect them back to back. This buckle head is more compact and versatile then previously known arrangements.

1 . A seat belt buckle assembly comprising a buckle head having an attachment member and a strap comprising a length of flexible woven webbing material having a first end fastened to the attachment member and a second end comprising a loop for attachment to a vehicle.  
   
   
       2 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising stitching through three layers of the flexible woven webbing material to form the loop and to fasten the loop to the attachment member.  
   
   
       3 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 2  further comprising a pin passing through the loop for attaching the buckle head to the vehicle.  
   
   
       4 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the pin is arranged to co-operate with a mounting bracket for attachment to the vehicle.  
   
   
       5 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the pin is arranged to co-operate directly with the floor pan of a vehicle.  
   
   
       6 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the pin is made of steel.  
   
   
       7 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 4  wherein the mounting bracket is a sill end bracket.  
   
   
       8 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 2  wherein the stitching comprises about 7 to about 12 rows of stitches.  
   
   
       9 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 8  wherein the stitching comprises about 7 to about 12 stitches in each row.  
   
   
       10 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 2  wherein each stitch is about 14 mm to about 20 mm long.  
   
   
       11 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 8  wherein each stitch is about 14 mm to about 20 mm long.  
   
   
       12 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 9  wherein each stitch is about 14 mm to about 20 mm long.  
   
   
       13 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the webbing material is about 20 mm to about 30 mm wide.  
   
   
       14 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the thickness of the webbing material is about 1.8 mm to about 2.5 mm.  
   
   
       15 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 13  wherein the thickness of the webbing material is about 1.8 mm to about 2.5 mm.  
   
   
       16 . A seat belt buckle assembly comprising a buckle head having an attachment member and a strap comprising a length of flexible woven webbing material having a first end fastened to the attachment member and a second end comprising a loop for attachment to a vehicle, the loop comprising three layers of the flexible woven webbing material secured together by stitching extending therethrough, the webbing material having a width of about 20 mm to about 30 mm and a thickness of about 1.8 mm to about 2.5 mm.  
   
   
       17 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 16  wherein the stitching comprises about 7 to about 12 stitches in each row.  
   
   
       18 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 16  wherein each stitch is about 14 mm to about 20 mm long.  
   
   
       19 . The seat belt buckle assembly according to  claim 17  wherein each stitch is about 14 mm to about 20 mm long.