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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4509706 | Safety belt system with tension eliminating mechanism A safety belt system having separate lap and shoulder belts. The belts are attached to a double spool belt retraction mechanism which is spring biased to retract the belts. Each spool has associated with it a ratchet wheel and a pawl movable into engageme... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4506845 | Tension locking mechanism of a retractor In a retractor having a seat occupant restraining belt rolling-up reel rotatably supported on a base and a member for biasing the reel in a belt rolling-up direction, a tension locking mechanism has a mechanism including a pawl, a portion for engaging wit... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4498689 | Storage reel for door mounted restraint belt A vehicle belt system includes a restraint belt having shoulder belt and lap belt ends mounted on the door and an anchor belt mounted inboard the occupant seat and connected to the restraint belt by a disconnect buckle. A storage retractor mounted on the ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4386744 | Comfort mechanism for safety belt retractors An improved comfort mechanism which is located on the frame of a seat belt retractor and which vastly simplifies comfort mechanism construction. The mechanism is loaded into a closable disc-like shallow case. A ratchet is keyed to the shaft of the retract... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4367851 | Seat belt retractor with a tension eliminator A seat belt retractor with a belt tension eliminator comprises a belt take up reel, a retracting spring, means for producing a belt fastening signal, and a tension eliminator which prevents retraction of the belt with a measure of slack in the same, so th... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4364528 | Retractor for seat belt provided with buffer means against webbing taking up force Improvements in a retractor for seat belt are disclosed. The improved retractor for seat belt comprises a particular and simple cam plate having three differently shaped guide surfaces for guiding a ratchet engageable with a ratchet wheel to prevent the w... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4270709 | Device for preventing excessive tightness of seatbelts A seatbelt retractor including a means for preventing excessive tightness of the seatbelt during use. The seatbelt retractor including a frame, a seatbelt take-up spool having a torque applied thereto in a wind-up direction and rotatably coupled to the fr... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4241938 | Winding prevention belt retractor for passive shoulder belt system The invention provides an inertia locking seat belt retractor for winding a shoulder belt having one end mounted on the vehicle door so that door movement moves the belt between stowed and restraining positions. The retractor has a winding prevention mech... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4241887 | Winding prevention mechanism for seat belt retractor A ratchet wheel carried by a rotatably mounted seat belt reel is selectively engageable by a pawl to prevent belt winding reel rotation and thereby hold the belt extended at a set slackened length about the occupant. The pawl is mounted on the housing in ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4198011 | Belt tension eliminator for a seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor with a belt tension eliminator comprises a retractor shaft, a retracting spring, means producing a belt fastening signal, and a tension eliminator which prevents retraction of the belt with a measure of slack in the same, so that the... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4153274 | Winding prevention belt retractor for passive shoulder belt system An inertia locking seat belt retractor for winding a shoulder belt having one end mounted on the vehicle door to move the belt between stowed and restraining positions upon movement of the door. The retractor has a winding prevention mechanism including a... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4124175 | Retractor with tension relieving mechanism A retractor is provided with a tension relieving mechanism which is operated by a belt sensor for sensing a taut or slack condition of the belt. The belt sensor operates a blocking means between a blocking position in which the tension of the winding spri... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4108395 | Pressure-free seat belt retractor A pressure-free type seat belt retractor wherein the wearer has a large "degree of freedom", i.e., permitting movement for a considerable distance beyond a "pressure-free point" without resetting so as to require retraction and subsequent withdrawal of th... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106722 | Device for preventing excessive tightness of seatbelts A seatbelt retractor including a means for preventing excessive tightness of the seatbelt during use. The seatbelt retractor including a frame, a seatbelt take-up spool having a torque applied thereto in a wind-up direction and rotatably coupled to the fr... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106721 | Safety belt retractor with dual tension retraction means A safety belt retractor, having a webbing storage means biased toward a webbing stored condition and associated safety belt webbing, is provided with latching means for preventing movement of the storage means toward a webbing stored condition upon protra... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4103845 | Take-up force eliminator for safety belt retractor In a safety belt retractor using a spring force to take up webbing, a take-up force eliminator comprises a ratchet wheel rotatable with a webbing take-up spindle after a delay corresponding to a predetermined angle, rotating means adapted to follow the ro... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4066223 | Automatic locking safety belt retractor device A safety belt retractor includes a reel spring biased in a belt retraction direction and includes a braking mechanism which is operated by predetermined extractions of the belt followed by its retraction for selectively releasing the reel for retraction r... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065155 | Belt retractor with winding prevention mechanism A seat belt retractor has a reel for winding and unwinding a restraint belt and a winding spring urging winding rotation of the reel to tension the belt about the body of a seat occupant. A pawl is pivotally mounted for engagement with a ratchet wheel car... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4060211 | Retraction locking safety belt retractor A safety belt retractor reel which is automatically locked against belt extraction under emergency conditions or with the withdrawal of a predetermined length of belt is provided with a mechanism for releasing and locking the reel against belt retraction ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4059242 | Safety belt retractor Improvements in a safety belt retractor having a locking pawl and a first ratchet engageable by the locking pawl for locking a belt storage reel against unwinding movement and an actuating pawl associated with means responsive to an emergency condition. T... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4057199 | Tensionless retractor A retractor including a reel normally biased in a direction tending to wind a belt (such as an automobile belt) around the reel, and including apparatus for placing the retractor in a tensionless condition. A locking surface is fixed to the reel and a loc... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4053116 | Retraction locking safety belt retractor A safety belt retractor reel which is automatically locked against belt extraction in response to certain conditions or manipulation is provided with a mechanism for releasably locking the reel against belt retraction in response to a predetermined manipu... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4023746 | Belt retractor with winding prevention and memory mechanism A seat belt retractor according to the invention has a conventional inertia locking mechanism which permits the occupant to lean forwardly in the seat by unwinding belt from a reel which is biased in the winding direction by a winding spring. In accordanc... | 05/17/1977 |
