EP1459641A3 - Fastener with sliding hook for restraint system, and method of using fastener - Google Patents

Fastener with sliding hook for restraint system, and method of using fastener Download PDF

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EP1459641A3
EP1459641A3 EP04290565A EP04290565A EP1459641A3 EP 1459641 A3 EP1459641 A3 EP 1459641A3 EP 04290565 A EP04290565 A EP 04290565A EP 04290565 A EP04290565 A EP 04290565A EP 1459641 A3 EP1459641 A3 EP 1459641A3
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cover
hook
fastener
lower anchor
open position
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Agus Suryana The
Michael James Walton
Erin Edward Holmberg
Timothy Andrew Swann
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AmSafe Commercial Products Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/2503—Safety buckles
    • A44B11/2534—Safety buckles with the sliding motion of the buckle providing the opening or closing action
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B13/00—Hook or eye fasteners
    • A44B13/02—Hook or eye fasteners with spring closure of hook

Abstract

A fastener for a restraint system. The restraint system is preferably intended to be used in a vehicle with a lower anchor. The fastener includes a clip having longitudinal axis, with a hook end and a strap attachment end, the hook end having a curved portion defining a hook and an opening to the hook for receiving the lower anchor. A cover is slidably secured to the clip, the cover slidable relative to the clip along the longitudinal axis, between a closed position and an open position, wherein with the cover in the open position, the hook opening is exposed, and with the cover in the closed position the hook opening is closed by the cover. With the cover in the open position the fastener may hooked or unhooked to the lower anchor, and with the cover. in the closed position, a lower anchor located in the hook will be locked within the hook. The fastener may also include a lock for locking the cover in the closed posinon and the open position. The present invention also contemplates providing a lower anchor belt system to be used to secure a child restraint seat to a vehicle equipped with at least one pair of lower anchors which includes a rigid, round rod or bar typically located at the seat bight. The system includes a strap having a first end and a second end, a strap adjuster coupled to the strap and two of the lower anchor fasteners.
EP04290565A 2003-03-10 2004-03-02 Fastener with sliding hook for restraint system, and method of using fastener Withdrawn EP1459641A3 (en)

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US384884 1995-02-07
US10/384,884 US20040195900A1 (en) 2003-03-10 2003-03-10 Fastener with sliding hook for restraint system, and method of using fastener

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EP1459641A3 true EP1459641A3 (en) 2007-01-10

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