SEATBELT ANCHOR SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT AND OTHER VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE

摘要

The present disclosure describes apparatuses, devices and systems for attaching seatbelts to anchoring structures in aircraft and other vehicles. In some embodiments, such apparatuses include a modular connector having a base configured to be attached to an anchoring structure, a body configured to be attached to a seatbelt, and an annular lock configured to releasably couple the body to the base. In these embodiments, the body carries the lock adjacent to an aperture configured removably receive the base. When the body is pressed over the base, the base passes into the aperture and contacts the annular lock, expanding the lock outwardly around the base. The base continues moving though the aperture in the body until the lock retracts into a groove in base, thereby releasaby locking the body to the base.

主权项

1. An apparatus for attaching a seatbelt to a structure, the apparatus comprising:
a base configured to be attached to the structure; a body configured to be attached to the seatbelt, the body having an aperture configured to removably receive the base; and an annular locking portion operably disposed between the body and the base, wherein the annular locking portion is movable from a first configuration having a first diameter to a second configuration having a second diameter, wherein the annular locking portion prevents disengagement of the body from the base when the annular locking portion is in the first configuration, and wherein the annular locking portion permits the body to disengage from the base when the annular locking portion is in the second configuration.