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Class 280/807 - Retractable


Subclass of Class 280 - Land vehicles
Definition: Apparatus under subclasses 801.1+ wherein the straplike
No. of patents: 399
Last issue date: 01/31/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4235456Passive occupant restraint system
A track extends longitudinally inboard an occupant seat and mounts a belt carriage which slidably receives lap and shoulder belts having their outboard ends attached to the door and their inboard ends attached to the vehicle structure forwardly of the occ...
11/25/1980
4232836Re-tightener with pyrotechnic propellant charge for safety-belt automatic wind-up devices
Retightener with a pyrotechnic propellant charge for automatic safety-belt wind-up devices having an energy converter, wherein in the event of danger the explosive pressure of the ignited propellant charge acts on a pullout element tightening the safety b...
11/11/1980
4230288Re-tightener with pyrotechnic propellant charge for safety-belt automatic wind-up devices
Retightener with a pyrotechnic propellant charge for automatic safety-belt wind-up devices having an energy converter, wherein in the event of danger the explosive pressure of the ignited propellant charge acts on a pullout element tightening the safety b...
10/28/1980
4222586Passive vehicle occupant restraint belt system
A shoulder belt leading from a retractor on the vehicle roof and a lap belt leading from a retractor on the door are buckled to each other at a location generally inboard of the seat. A tongue on one of the belts passes through a D-ring fastened to the ve...
09/16/1980
4218076Passive seat belt system
A passive seat belt system includes a shoulder belt having the outboard end mounted on body above the door opening by a shoulder belt retractor and a lap belt having an outboard end mounted on the lower rear corner of the door by a lap belt retractor. The...
08/19/1980
4213651Seatbelt system
A seatbelt for a vehicle including a retractor provided adjacent one side and on a forward underside of a passenger seat. The retractor is arranged and configured such that a seatbelt extending from the retractor extends diagonally across the underside of...
07/22/1980
4213581Wind-up mechanism for the elimination of belt looseness in a safety belt system
A wind-up mechanism for eliminating the belt looseness of a safety belt system when exceeding a predetermined deceleration, in which an ignitable propellant charge, provided for triggering the retraction movement of the belt is arranged centrally in the h...
07/22/1980
4199172Seat belt retractor with tension eliminating mechanism
A seat belt retractor having a tension eliminating mechanism and a belt position memorizing mechanism comprises a shaft on which the belt is wound up when the shaft rotates in one direction, biasing means biasing the shaft to rotate in the one direction, ...
04/22/1980
4198011Belt 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
4191344Device for causing rotation, having a pressurized tubular drive means
A device for causing the rotation of a movable element which is connected to a displaceable component such as a safety belt used for protecting people in a vehicle is described. The rotary device includes drive means which comprises at least one flexible ...
03/04/1980
4186942Passive shoulder belt
According to the invention, a shoulder belt has its inboard end mounted on the vehicle body generally adjacent the hip of the occupant and an outboard end mounted on the roof rail by a shoulder belt retractor. A track extends longitudinally along the roof...
02/05/1980
4179136Seat belt system
A seat belt system including at least one seat belt which extends from one side of a seat to a point forward of the other side of the seat such that the seat belt extends obliquely forward from one side to the other of the seat, a tongue plate coupled to ...
12/18/1979
4176808Passenger restraining seat belt retractor
A seat belt retractor of the type for winding up two restraining seat belts on a single retractor shaft one over the other including a base, a retractor shaft rotatably supported by the base for winding up the two seat belts during retraction, a means for...
12/04/1979
4175633Installation for feeding the lock tongue and/or the belt band of a belt system
An installation for feeding the lock-tongue and/or the belt-band of a safety belt system, especially of a three-point safety belt with belt roller, into a position favorable for the fastening of the belt in a preferably two-door passenger motor vehicle, i...
11/27/1979
4167277Snap-in retractor
An automotive seat belt retractor accessory frame is provided with a journal groove on one side which is engageable with one end of a structural pocket formed in an automobile for receiving the retractor. On the other side of the retractor frame and away ...
09/11/1979
4149737Seat belt retractor installation
A seat belt retractor housing is mounted on a vehicle body structural member by integral load-bearing tangs struck from the housing frame for insertion through aligned apertures of the structural member. The apertures are defined by load-bearing walls whi...
04/17/1979
4142737Seat belt securing device
A seat belt securing device includes a C-shaped hook member having upper and lower legs spaced apart to define a belt receiving slot having a forwardly facing open end. The lower leg is pivotally mounted on a mounting bracket attached to the vehicle body ...
03/06/1979
4130252Seat belt system
A seat belt restraining system utilizing restraining belts which are wound up on a single retractor shaft one over the other. In the seat belt restraining system at least one of the restraining belts is provided along its entire length with a material whi...
12/19/1978
4129320Seat belt securing device
A seat belt securing device includes a C-shaped hook member which has upper and lower legs spaced apart to define a belt receiving slot having a forwardly facing open end. A pivot is provided between the lower leg and a vehicle body mounted bracket to per...
12/12/1978
4125277Safety belt arrangement with a belt hanger
An occupant restraining belt arrangement for a vehicle having a lap belt with one end fixed to a lower rear portion on the inside of a vehicle door. A first inertia retractor is mounted adjacent a lower inboard portion of a vehicle seat to receive and ret...
11/14/1978
4124224Seat belt system
A seat belt system including at least one seat belt which extends from one side of a seat to a point forward of the other side of the seat such that the seat belt extends obliquely forward from one side to the other of the seat, a tongue plate coupled to ...
11/07/1978
4121792Roller harness arrangement for airplane pilot seats
A roller harness arrangement for airplane pilot seats arranged side by side. The roller mechanism for each pilot seat is, respectively coupled to a winding mechanism which is controllable by the pilot in the other pilot seat....
10/24/1978
4118053Safety belt device with a winder/unwinder especially for automobiles
A safety belt device with a winder/unwinder, especially for an automobile. This device comprises a continuous belt strap, one end of which is fixed to an anchorage point on the vehicle structure and the other end of which is connected to a strap winder/un...
10/03/1978
4116295Electrically operated seatbelt retractor
An emergency-locking seatbelt retractor having a solenoid-operated, spring-biased lock connected to the vehicle's electrical system responsive to movement of an inertia sensitive device to automatically unlock the retractor when a seat switch is energized...
09/26/1978
4108471Seat belt system
A seat belt retractor wherein in normal use the seat belt is completely extended from the retractor. The seat belt retractor including a base, a retractor shaft rotatably coupled to the base and having a belt passageway formed therein, a means for applyin...
08/22/1978
4103934Folding seat and wheelchair restraint
A folding seat and wheelchair restraint assembly having a vehicle passenger seat and a barrier assembly. The vehicle passenger seat has a seat back portion and a seat bottom portion that is pivotally attached to the seat back portion whereby the seat bott...
08/01/1978
4099684Seat belt system
A seat belt retractor system of the type wherein two seat belts are wound up on a single retractor shaft one over the other. The retractor includes a base, a retractor shaft rotatably supported by the base and a fastening means provided on both seat belts...
07/11/1978
4093274Upper fitting of a shoulder strap arranged displaceable in height within a body hollow space
An upper fitting of a shoulder belt which is arranged displaceable in height within a body hollow space; the outlet opening for the belt band out of the hollow space is covered off by a shield which in its turn is provided with an aperture for the belt ba...
06/06/1978
4087118Safety seat belt system
A safety seat belt system is disclosed wherein a belt which is slidably inserted through a through tongue has its one end securely anchored to a lower portion of a door of an automotive vehicle adjacent the free swinging edge thereof and the other end sec...
05/02/1978
4079964Arrangement of a seat belt taking-up device
Retractors for shoulder belts and retractors for lap belts which are transversly positioned, relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. One of said retractors is housed in a side member at the bottom of the vehicle, thereby facilitating occupants g...
03/21/1978
4065072Seat belt retractor with winding prevention mechanism
A seat belt retractor has a belt reel with a restraint belt attached thereto and biased in the belt winding direction of rotation by a windup spring. A detent mechanism comprised of a pawl and ratchet normally permits belt winding reel rotation by the win...
12/27/1977
4065156Seat belt system
A first slip joint and a second slip joint are respectively arranged on a member mounted within an upper part of a car and a member mounted within a lower part of a car, a retractor is mounted on a side wall inside the car body (upon, for example, a cente...
12/27/1977
4007948Release for safety belt tension-relieving apparatus
A release means for a safety belt tension-relieving apparatus of a safety belt retractor includes: a sensing means, a locking means, an actuating means, and a baising means. The sensing means is located in a door-jam of a vehicle door for sensing a condit...
02/15/1977
3997190Safety arrangement
A safety arrangement for motor vehicles includes a safety belt for retaining a vehicle occupant on a seat. A predetermined length of belt is released if the vehicle receives an impact resulting in a tension in the safety belt that exceeds a predetermined ...
12/14/1976
3993328Vehicle door mounted continuous loop system
A single continuous loop safety belt harness assembly for a vehicle has a retractor which is attached to a first end of a safety belt harness for retractably storing and adjustably anchoring the safety belt, and which is mounted in a rearward position upo...
11/23/1976
3988028Safety system for the occupants of vehicles especially motor vehicles
An improvement in a safety system for occupants of a vehicle having a front seat which front seat has a back rest which improvement lies in a provision for an energy-absorbing holding means for the back rest which energy absorbing holding means comprises ...
10/26/1976
3973786Belt retractor with winding prevention mechanism
A belt retractor for a vehicle occupant restraint system has a winding prevention mechanism which is interlocked to the vehicle door so as to cancel the winding prevention mechanism upon opening movement of the door. The retractor has a reel with a ratche...
08/10/1976
3961807Safety harness arrangement
Two seats of a vehicle are provided with a shoulder belt each. A post member having a height slightly higher than the seat back is mounted on the floor between the seats. The upper ends of the shoulder belts are mounted on the post member and the lower en...
06/08/1976
3931988Vehicle safety device
A safety device for a passenger in an automobile comprises a shoulder safety belt extending diagonally across the passenger's body and an energy absorbing impact element located on the vehicle frame adjacent the passenger's knees. The impact element inclu...
01/13/1976
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