Patent · US Expired

Device for maintaining a strap of a safety belt in an adjustable position

US4867477A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
3References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 1988
Grant dateSep 19, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 25, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/201
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device comprises a body (10), a lock (20) and a strap holder (30) and is adapted to be fixed to a structure (50). The body comprising a support (11) and a base (12) which is provided with a slot (13) receiving the keeper (21) of the lock. This keeper, which is normally biased by a spring (23) into the engaging position in which it traps the catch 22 of the lock, is movable to a disengaging position in which the catch, which is connected to the strap holder, can be shifted between various positions. Application in the chest part of a safety belt strap for an automobile.

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