US20070101558A1 - Protective apparatus for seatbelt buckle and seatbelt restraint system comprising same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A seatbelt buckle protective apparatus comprises a protective body and a release key. The protective body includes a seatbelt buckle receiving space having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is open and an end wall terminates the second end. A tab receiving slot extends through the end wall and a key receiving opening extends through the end wall. The release key includes a protruding member and a hand gripping portion. The protruding member is configured for being inserted through the key receiving opening of the protective body. The release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member and the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
Description
- The disclosures made herein relate generally to automobile seat belt buckles and, more particularly, to apparatuses configured for reducing the potential for a child to unbuckle their seatbelt buckle once fastened.
- Automotive seatbelt restraint systems typically consist of two separable restraints, fastenable to one another by means of a releasable buckle assembly. The releasable buckle assembly has a tab portion attached to a first one of the restraints and a seatbelt buckle attached to a second one of the restraints. The tab portion is engagable with the seatbelt buckle and a locking mechanism of the seatbelt buckle is biased such that it automatically engages the tab portion when the tab portion is sufficiently engaged within the seatbelt buckle. The tab portion is separable from the locking mechanism by depressing a release button of the locking mechanism.
- The release button of the seatbelt buckle is exposed to accommodate the unfastening of the releasable buckle assembly. Recently, it has become commonplace for seatbelt buckles of automotive seatbelt restraint systems to be configured with the release button located and a tab receiving slot located on an exposed end of the seatbelt buckle as opposed to the release button being located on a side face of the seatbelt buckle. This location for the release button provides for easier accessibility, which makes it easier to access and operate the release button. Undesirably, this enhanced accessibility also increases the ability for young children to readily unbuckling their seatbelt.
- Although experts agree that seat belts are one of the most effective devices for preventing injury in the event of an automobile accident, it is clear that they are only effective if they are worn. Accordingly, most parents insist that their children wear seat belts at all times. However, a parent can only make certain that a child is initially wearing the seat belt at the start of a journey. They often cannot control whether the child chooses to “free” himself or herself from the seat belt at an inappropriate time during the journey.
- If a child releases the seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, a variety of safety problems arise. First, without the seat belt, the child is clearly vulnerable to injury in the event of an accident. Second, the child is also prone to injury simply by virtue of the fact that they are now roaming within a moving vehicle—subject to jolts from sudden starts, stops, and sharp turns. Third, because the parent is mostly watching the road, the unsupervised and now unrestrained child can cause damage to the automobile and its contents. Most importantly, the realization by the parent/driver that the child is freely roaming in the back seat can be distracting enough to cause an accident or, at least, unsafe driving practices (e.g., attempting to refasten the child's seatbelt while still driving).
- Therefore, a protective apparatus that limits the ability of a child to unbuckle their seatbelt and that overcomes limitations associated with known protective apparatuses configured for limiting the ability of a child to unbuckle their seatbelt would be useful and advantageous.
- Embodiments of the present invention limit the ability of a child to unbuckle their seatbelt. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a protective apparatus that precludes a person's finger from directly engaging a release button of a seatbelt buckle release button and requires a specially configured release key to be used for depressing the release button. Embodiments of the present invention are specifically configured for use with seatbelt buckles having the release button and a tab receiving slot at an end face of a seatbelt buckle housing. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention advantageously overcome one or more shortcomings associated with known protective apparatuses configured for limiting the ability of a child to unbuckle their seatbelt and/or their use with seatbelt buckles having the release button and the tab receiving slot at the end face of the seatbelt buckle housing.
- In one embodiment of the present invention, a seatbelt buckle protective apparatus comprises a protective body and a release key. The protective body includes a seatbelt buckle receiving space having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is open and an end wall terminates the second end. A tab receiving slot extends through the end wall and a key receiving opening extends through the end wall. The release key includes a protruding member configured for being inserted through the key receiving opening of the protective body.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a seatbelt buckle protective apparatus comprises a protective body and a release key. The protective body includes an end wall and a skirt extending from the end wall to form a seatbelt buckle receiving space suitable for having a tab receiving end of a seatbelt buckle positioned therein, a tab receiving slot extending through the end wall and a key receiving opening extending through the end wall. The release key includes a protruding member configured for being inserted through the key receiving opening of the protective body.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, an automotive seatbelt restraint system comprises a seatbelt buckle, a protective body and a release key. The seatbelt buckle includes a tab receiving slot in an end face of the seatbelt buckle and a locking mechanism release button in the end face of the seatbelt buckle. The protective body is removably engaged over the end face of the seatbelt buckle. The protective body includes an end wall extending over the end face of the seatbelt buckle, a tab receiving slot extending through the end wall and a key receiving opening extending through the end wall. At least a portion of the tab receiving slot of the seatbelt buckle is positioned directly behind the tab receiving slot of the protective body and at least a portion of the locking mechanism release button of the seatbelt buckle is positioned directly behind the key receiving opening of the protective body. The release key includes a protruding member insertable through the key receiving opening of the protective body for depressing the locking mechanism release button of the seatbelt buckle while the protective body is engaged over the end face of the seatbelt buckle.
- Turning now to specific aspects of the present invention, in at least one embodiment, the key receiving opening is a key receiving slot.
- In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the key receiving slot extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with the tab receiving slot.
- In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member and the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
- In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the protective body includes a skirt extending from the end wall and the skirt extends generally parallel to a side wall of the seatbelt buckle.
- These and other objects, embodiments, advantages and/or distinctions of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification, associated drawings and appended claims.
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view depicting an embodiment of a protective body in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the protective body shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 depicts functionality of the protective body depicted inFIGS. 1 and 2 in combination with a release key in accordance with the present invention. -
FIGS. 1 and 2 depict an embodiment of a protective body in accordance with the present invention, which is referred to herein as theprotective body 10. Theprotective body 10 includes anend wall 12 and askirt 14. Theskirt 14 extends from theend wall 12 to form a seatbeltbuckle receiving space 16 suitable for having atab receiving end 17 of aseatbelt buckle 18 positioned therein. The seatbeltbuckle receiving space 16 has afirst end 20 and asecond end 22 opposite thefirst end 20. Thefirst end 20 is open and theend wall 12 terminates thesecond end 22. - The
skirt 14 partially encompasses a perimeter of theend wall 12. Additionally, theskirt 14 is a first length adjacent a top portion of theend wall 12 and a second length adjacent side portions of theend wall 12. However, it is disclosed herein that theskirt 14 may fully encompass theend wall 12 and that theskirt 14 may have a substantially uniform length around the entire perimeter of theend wall 12. - A
tab receiving slot 24 and akey receiving slot 26 extend through theend wall 12. The key receivingslot 26 extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with thetab receiving slot 24. The key receivingslot 26 is one embodiment of a key receiving opening in accordance with the present invention. Other embodiments of a key receiving opening in accordance with the present invention have shapes other than a slot, such as round, square and the like. The present invention is not limited to a key receiving opening of a particular shape. - As depicted in
FIG. 1 , theseatbelt buckle 18 includes atab receiving slot 28 in anend face 30 of theseatbelt buckle 18 and a lockingmechanism release button 32 in theend face 30. Theseatbelt buckle 18 has a common and widely used configuration with respect to known seatbelt buckles used in the automotive industry. Referring now toFIGS. 1 and 3 , with theprotective body 10 positioned over thetab receiving end 17 of theseatbelt buckle 18, at least a portion of thetab receiving slot 28 of theseatbelt buckle 18 is positioned directly behind thetab receiving slot 24 of theprotective body 10 and at least a portion of the lockingmechanism release button 32 of theseatbelt buckle 18 is positioned directly behind thekey receiving slot 26 of theprotective body 10. Theskirt 14 of the protective body extends generally parallel to adjacentexterior walls 33 of the seatbelt buckle. - With the
protective body 10 in place as described herein, atab portion 34 of aseatbelt retention member 36 is inserted through thetab receiving slot 24 of theprotective body 12 into thetab receiving slot 28 of theseatbelt buckle 18. Sufficient insertion of thetab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36 causes thetab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36 to be releasably yet securely engaged with a locking mechanism within theseatbelt buckle 18. - In accordance with the present invention, a release key 38 (
FIG. 3 ) is provided for releasing the locking mechanism of theseatbelt buckle 18 from thetab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36. Therelease key 38 includes a protrudingmember 40 and a ring-shapedhand gripping portion 42 attached to anend portion 44 of the protrudingmember 40. The ring-shapedhand gripping portion 42 enables convenient gripping of therelease key 38 and, optionally, attachment of therelease key 38 to a desired object (e.g., to a key chain). The protrudingmember 40 is configured for being inserted through thekey receiving slot 24 of theprotective body 10 and, accordingly, the protrudingmember 40 has a cross sectional shape enabling such insertion into thekey receiving slot 24 of theprotective body 10. Through such insertion, therelease key 38 may be forcibly engaged with the lockingmechanism release button 32 of theseatbelt buckle 18 for depressing the lockingmechanism release button 32 such that the locking mechanism of theseatbelt buckle 18 releases from thetab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36 and thereby enables theseatbelt retention member 36 to be separated from theseatbelt buckle 18. - The direction of insertion of the
tab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36 and the direction of motion of the lockingmechanism release button 32 are both generally parallel with a longitudinal reference axis L (FIG. 1 ) of theseatbelt body 12. Accordingly, thetab receiving slot 24 and thekey receiving slot 26 of theprotective body 10 are configured and orientated to enable a direction of insertion of thetab portion 34 of theseatbelt retention member 36 through thetab receiving slot 24 of theprotective body 10 and a direction of insertion of the protrudingmember 40 of therelease key 38 through thekey receiving slot 26 of theprotective body 10 to be generally parallel with the longitudinal reference axis L of theseatbelt body 12. - In one embodiment, an automotive seatbelt restraint system in accordance with the present invention is disclosed herein to include a protective body and a release key in accordance with the present invention (e.g., the
protective body 10 and therelease key 38, respectively) in combination with a suitably configured seatbelt buckle (e.g., theseatbelt buckle 18 disclosed herein). - In the preceding detailed description, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments, and certain variants thereof, have been described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that other suitable embodiments may be utilized and that logical, mechanical, chemical and electrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of such inventive disclosures. To avoid unnecessary detail, the description omits certain information known to those skilled in the art. The preceding detailed description is, therefore, not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as can be reasonably included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. A seatbelt buckle protective apparatus, comprising:
a protective body including a seatbelt buckle receiving space having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end is open and the second end is terminated by an end wall, wherein a tab receiving slot extends through the end wall and wherein a key receiving opening extends through the end wall; and
a release key including a protruding member configured for being inserted through the key receiving opening of the protective body.
2. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein the key receiving opening is a key receiving slot.
3. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein the key receiving slot extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with the tab receiving slot.
4. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member; and
the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
5. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the key receiving opening is a key receiving slot;
the key receiving slot extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with the tab receiving slot;
the release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member; and
the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
6. A seatbelt buckle protective apparatus, comprising:
a protective body including an end wall and a skirt extending from the end wall to form a seatbelt buckle receiving space suitable for having a tab receiving end of a seatbelt buckle positioned therein, a tab receiving slot extending through the end wall and a key receiving opening extending through the end wall; and
a release key including a protruding member configured for being inserted through the key receiving opening of the protective body.
7. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 6 wherein the key receiving opening is a key receiving slot.
8. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 7 wherein the key receiving slot extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with the tab receiving slot.
9. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 8 wherein the skirt partially encompasses a perimeter of the end wall.
10. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 8 wherein:
the release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member; and
the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
11. The seatbelt buckle protective apparatus of claim 10 wherein the skirt partially encompasses a perimeter of the end wall.
12. An automotive seatbelt restraint system, comprising:
a seatbelt buckle including a tab receiving slot in an end face of the seatbelt buckle and a locking mechanism release button in the end face of the seatbelt buckle;
a protective body removably engaged over the end face of the seatbelt buckle, wherein the protective body includes an end wall extending over the end face of the seatbelt buckle, a tab receiving slot extending through the end wall and a key receiving opening extending through the end wall, wherein at least a portion of the tab receiving slot of the seatbelt buckle is positioned directly behind the tab receiving slot of the protective body and wherein at least a portion of the locking mechanism release button of the seatbelt buckle is positioned directly behind the key receiving opening of the protective body; and
a release key including a protruding member insertable through the key receiving opening of the protective body for depressing the locking mechanism release button of the seatbelt buckle while the protective body is engaged over the end face of the seatbelt buckle.
13. The automotive seatbelt restraint system of claim 12 wherein the key receiving opening is a key receiving slot.
14. The automotive seatbelt restraint system of claim 13 wherein the key receiving slot extends generally parallel with and in side-by-side relationship with the tab receiving slot.
15. The automotive seatbelt restraint system of claim 14 wherein:
the protective body includes a skirt extending from the end wall; and
the skirt extends generally parallel to adjacent exterior side walls of the seatbelt buckle.
16. The automotive seatbelt restraint system of claim 14 wherein:
the release key includes a hand gripping portion attached to an end portion of the protruding member; and
the hand gripping portion includes a ring-shaped member.
17. The automotive seatbelt restraint system of claim 16 wherein:
the protective body includes a skirt extending from the end wall; and
the skirt extends generally parallel to adjacent exterior side walls of the seatbelt buckle.
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