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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4394993 | Resiliently mounted split pawl locking means for dual spool retractor An emergency locking dual spool safety belt retractor having a frame, two belt storage spools rotatably mounted in said frame, a spool locking ratchet on each spool and an inertia sensor for sensing vehicle acceleration or deceleration above a predetermin... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4391420 | Emergency locking means for dual spool safety belt retractor A dual spool safety belt retractor having first and second ratchet means on first and second spools, respectively, is provided with an improved dual locking pawl emergency locking means including an action pawl for engaging only the ratchet wheel means of... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4357035 | Flexible belt positioning arm An improved three-point passive belt restraint system having a flexible shoulder belt positioning arm. The flexible belt positioning arm is adapted for positioning the shoulder belt adjacent the occupants shoulder when the belt restraint system is in the ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4346858 | External release for reduced tension mechanism An improved dual tension retractor mechanism for emergency locking safety belt retractors which allows application of main spring rewind bias without the necessity of an initial low tension belt rewinding. Application of the main spring rewind bias for be... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4328934 | Self-aligning inertia sensor assembly A pendulum inertia sensor assembly for self-aligning the pendulum weight body in response to forward or rearward tilting of the retractor frame. A pendulum saddle is provided having an annular pendulum hanging surface which is inclined from a horizontal o... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4293107 | Tension relieving selective engagement mechanism with memory A selectively manually operable tension-relieving mechanism with memory is disclosed. The improved tension-relieving mechanism is nominally disengaged from the retractor spool assembly to allow frictionless operation thereof and is manually engageable. An... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4287398 | Inertia switches An inertia switch resettably breaks an electrical contact upon a change in the momentum of the switch body above a predetermined level or upon inversion of the switch body. An inertia sensing pendulum detects momentum changes upon the switch body and upwa... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285478 | Seat belt retractor mechanism housing An improved housing is provided for a seat belt retractor mechanism. The retractor mechanism attaches to a seat belt retractor frame and has a belt rewind spring disposed therein which attaches at one end to a belt storage spool. The housing includes a ho... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4273368 | Dual latching mechanism for a flexible deck lid A dual latching mechanism is provided for latching two spaced locations of a flexible lid to a pair of similarly spaced anchors of a compartment to which the flexible lid is movably mounted. The latching mechanism has two latches mounted on the lid by hou... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4245856 | Emergency release for passive seat belt systems An emergency release mechanism in a passive seat belt system provides a vehicle occupant with an extra section of belting material by which the occupant may extricate himself from the vehicle in emergency situations where the position of the vehicle or th... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4239260 | Adjustable emergency locking buckle anchor An adjustable emergency locking anchor is provided for mounting a safety restraint system buckle adjacent a seat occupant's hip during fore and aft adjustment of the seat. The adjustable emergency locking anchor includes a channeled floor anchor plate hav... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4231591 | Automatic retractor inhibitor A safety belt retractor is disclosed of the type adapted for mounting in the door of a vehicle and operated by movement of a high inertia mass to lock up only under the influence of high lateral forces such as imposed in an emergency condition. During per... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4220355 | Cam guide for passive shoulder harness An improvement in automated passive vehicle restraint systems of the type having a power-driven upper torso restraining belt moving between stowed and wearing positions is disclosed. The upper end of the belt is attached to the driven cable by a fastener ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4209186 | Lock-up inhibitor for door mounted retractor A fail-safe lock-up inhibitor for a vehicle door-mounted passive safety belt retractor. The improved inhibitor is formed of a plurality of mutually overriding inhibiting structure such that when the vehicle door is open, each alone is capable of allowing ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4180283 | Child safety seat restraint adapter means A child safety seat restraint adapter for restraining a child safety seat on a vehicle seat in association with a preinstalled passive diagonal torso safety belt anchored at one end on the vehicle door, extending across the vehicle seat and being anchored... | 12/25/1979 |
