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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410113 | Modular torsion bar A seatbelt retractor is disclosed. The seatbelt retractor has a frame, a spindle, a seatbelt webbing and torsion bar. The frame is attached to a structure of a road vehicle. The spindle is rotatably supported by the frame. The seatbelt webbing is wound about the spi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7162899 | Cable wrap security device A security device includes a locking member, a ratchet mechanism, and a plurality of cables. The cables extend through both a fastener and a base of the locking member and are wrapped around all six sides of a box-like structure. The fastener is releasably snap-fitt... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7051969 | Belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame and a belt spool (1) which is rotatably mounted in the frame, and at least one locking toothing (2, 3) which is connected with the belt spool. A first locking catch (5) and a second lo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 4244537 | Adjustable sensor responsive to vehicle acceleration A vehicle sensitive seat belt retractor including two locking pawls acting on a single ratchet wheel and operable in response to actuation of a vehicle sensitive sensor. The pawls are positioned relative to the sensor so that the force required to lock th... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4193566 | Webbing retractor for seatbelt system A pair of pawls engageable with a ratchet wheel by the actuation of an acceleration detector are adapted to oscillate a lock bar through a working plate, so that said lock bar can prevent the rotation of a take-up shaft solidly secured to said ratchet whe... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4108394 | Seatbelt retractor for motor vehicles A seatbelt retractor including a frame, a retracting shaft rotatably coupled to the frame which retracts a seatbelt thereon, a locking gear coupled to the retracting shaft, a first and a second pawl provided adjacent to the locking gear and independently ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4094475 | Automatic locking safety belt retractor An automatic locking safety belt retractor includes a belt take-up reel spring biased to rotate in a belt retraction direction and having affixed to its ends a pair of ratchet wheels. Normally retracted pawls are independently advanceable into ratchet whe... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4071204 | Multiple locking retractor A reel type retractor for a safety belt having at least two locking pawls, staggered in relation to ratchet teeth incorporated into the reel and arranged for independent engagement therewith.... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3985314 | Multiple locking retractor A reel type retractor for a safety belt having at least two locking pawls, staggered in relation to ratchet teeth incorporated into the reel and arranged for independent engagement therewith.... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3948461 | Tipping vehicle sensitive retractor A vehicle sensitive safety belt retractor is provided with actuating means responsive to acceleration of the vehicle for directly engaging with ratchet means mounted for interaction with a belt strap reel of the retractor, and thereby preventing protracti... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3944162 | Reel for storing belts or the like A reel on which seat belts are stored about a rotatable shaft. The reel includes spring means for retracting the belt and a ratchet tooth gear fixed for rotation with the shaft. Upon rapid unreeling of the belt off of the shaft, means which may be inertia... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3937416 | Reel for storing belts or the like A reel on which seat belts are stored about a rotatable shaft. The reel includes spring means for retracting the belt and a ratchet tooth gear fixed for rotation with the shaft. Upon rapid unreeling of the belt off of the shaft, means which may be inertia... | 02/10/1976 |
