Seat belt system
US4108471A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/3408
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seat belt retractor wherein in normal use the seat belt is completely extended from the retractor. The seat belt retractor including a base, a retractor shaft rotatably coupled to the base and having a belt passageway formed therein, a means for applying a retractor force to the retractor shaft and a belt passing through the passageway at an intermediate point of the belt whereby one portion of the belt serves as a lap restraining belt and the other portion of the belt serves as a shoulder restraining belt and both the lap and shoulder belts are simultaneously and equally taken up on a single take-up shaft of retractor one over the other shaft by the retracting force.
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