Light weight two-point aviation seatbelt

摘要

A restraint system for a mobile platform is provided and may include a first belt portion and a second belt portion each having a first end secured to the mobile platform and a second end movable relative to the mobile platform. A latch plate may be fixed to the second end of one of the first belt portion and the second belt portion and a buckle may be secured to the second end of the other of the first belt portion and the second belt portion. The buckle may be selectively connected to the latch plate in a latched state and may include a housing having an opening receiving the latch plate in the latched state and at least one aperture disposed adjacent to the opening and formed through a surface of the housing opposing a user when in the latched state.

主权项

1. A restraint system comprising:
a first belt portion having a first end adapted to be secured to the mobile platform and a second end movable relative to the mobile platform; a second belt portion having a first end adapted to be secured to the mobile platform and a second end movable relative to the mobile platform; a latch plate fixed to said second end of one of said first belt portion and said second belt portion; and a buckle secured to said second end of the other of said first belt portion and said second belt portion and selectively connected to said latch plate in a latched state to join said first belt portion and said second belt portion, said buckle including a housing having an actuation handle, an opening receiving said latch plate in said latched state, a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of said housing than said actuation handle, a first aperture formed through said bottom surface of said housing and extending continuously from said bottom surface to a first side surface of said housing, and a second aperture aligned with said first aperture along a longitudinal axis of said housing formed through said bottom surface of said housing and extending continuously from said bottom surface to a second side surface of said housing, said housing further including a connecting member disposed between said first and second apertures and connecting a first portion of said bottom surface adjacent to said opening to a second portion of said bottom surface an opposite side of said first and second apertures than said first portion.