Latch release device for 3-point vehicle seat belt

Abstract

The present invention is for a latch and unlatch release assembly for old and late model vehicles permitting driver or passenger to conveniently and safely release the seat belt tongue from its buckle as well as to connect it to the buckle. It is comprised of a light frame, a grab bar, a latch-release band, two tension springs, and two pivot clips. The assembly is installed on the face of the belt tongue so that when it is in the retracted position a driver or passenger can reach across the chest and grab the assembly with one hand. Next the tongue of the belt is pulled down across the chest to latch with the belt buckle. To unlatch, the grab bar of the assembly is pushed down in a manner that the actuator of the release band puts pressure at the top of the buckle release element, releasing the belt.

1 . In conjunction with vehicular passenger seat belts, a seat belt unlatching and latching assembly comprising pivot clips for connecting assembly to the tongue of seat belt, a metallic wire frame with a grab bar for grasping the assembly, the unlatching/latching assembly so connected to the seat belt tongue as to hang from the seat belt retracted position when disengaged, the grab bar projecting forward from the seat belt tongue's retracted position for easy reach. 
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1  wherein tension springs are connected at each leg of the metallic frame and to each pivot clip, through holes so as to allow the assembly frame and grab bar to be positioned in a vertical position to the seat belt buckle when assembly is latched down. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein a rectangular thin band of sheet metal is connected to the assembly frame so as to span from one leg of the frame to the other, incorporating a fixed geometrically-shaped protuberance projecting down and positioned at the underside and center of the sheet metal band, so positioned and oriented to apply and effect down pressure at the release element of the seat belt buckle when the passenger of the vehicle presses down the grab bar of assembly, when disengaging the seat belt.