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Fig. 3. Seat belt receptacle, with housing removed to show mechanism components. The clasp, at left, is latched in place.

Fig. 4. Disassembled components of seat belt. Top row: release button, locking slider, and slider. Middle row: clasp,
latch, spring subassembly. Bottom row: housing and cable.

A photograph of the actual receptacle is shown in Fig. 3. The receptacle’s plastic housing has
been removed in this Figure. Figure 4 is a photograph of the disassembled components in the belt
receptacle along with the clasp.