US Patent Issued to AUTOLIV ASP on Sept. 8 for "Crash locking tongue" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,649, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to AUTOLIV ASP INC. (Ogden, Utah).

"Crash locking tongue" was invented by Dan Murphy (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Jon Burrow (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crash locking tongue for use as part of a seat belt restraining system that includes a buckle that is reversibly coupled with the crash locking tongue and a belt webbing that restrains the movement of a passenger in a vehicle. The crash locking tongue includes a base plate configured to reversibly couple with the buckle; a lockbar having a clamping surface that is in contact with the belt webbing; an elastomeric spring; and ...