Belt retractor with push button controlled locking bar
US5380066A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/347
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A retractor having means for controlling the withdrawal of a belt therefrom operated by a push button. A retractor frame has a spring biased rotatably mounted spool wrappingly receiving one end of a belt harness with the belt harness having an opposite end with buckle members fixed thereto to receive a buckle tongue. A locking bar is engageable with ratchet shaped end plates of the spool. The locking bar is pivotable into the ratchet shaped end plates to prevent further withdrawal of the belt harness. A manual push button control causes movement of the locking bar away from the ratchet shaped end plates to allow withdrawal of the belt harness until the push button is released and the locking bar pivots into its normal position in contact with the ratchet shaped end plates.
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