Belt load indicator
US4457251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S116/34
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus to indicate the load on a restraining device subject to tensile loading, especially for a safety belt, the restraining device having an opening for communication with a restraining element, such as a seat belt, and being formed of two parts having different tensile strengths. The parts are displaceable with respect to each other upon loading of the restraining device in tension above a predetermined amount and one of the parts is provided with an indicator sign which becomes visible upon such displacement.
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