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Vehicle safety belt with retractor lock device

US4305618A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1979
Grant dateDec 15, 1981
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Expiry dateDec 18, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/5872
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle safety belt system with a retractor lock device which includes a retractor (40), a belt (50) terminating in a male buckle member (52), a female buckle member (60), and a retractor lock device (20). The retractor lock device (20) includes a lock member (30), a base member (21) having an anchor bolt (22) attached thereto, a spring (23) and a guide bolt (24). The lock member (30) is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the spring (23) normally urging the lock member (30) into the disengaged position. When the male buckle member is inserted into the female buckle member, it moves the lock member (30) into engagement with the retractor (40), thereby preventing rotation of the retractor.

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