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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5234181 | Safety belt A seat belt for a pilot seat or flight attendant seat in an aircraft includes a belt tightener with a reversible energy storage member in the form of a helical compression spring and a rod-shaped energy converter coupled to the energy storage member. The ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5176402 | Detachable vehicle belt guide A three-point belt assembly is mounted to the seat frame removably mounted to a vehicle. The upper portion of the belt extends through a guide having a tongue thereon releasably lockable with a buckle mounted to the vehicle frame above the seat. In one em... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5080440 | Vehicle seat belt winding system having angled guide wire A vehicle seat is provided with a seat belt winding retractor, in which the seat belt retractor is secured through a fixed bracket to the side section rear end side of a seat cushion. A wire guide is attached to the fixed bracket to guide a seat belt in a... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4919484 | Anti-cinch seat belt system A seat belt system which incorporates a seat belt assembly including a buckle and mounting brackets, a tongue, a retractor, and webbed belting is disclosed in combination with a member for collecting a predetermined amount of slack in the system in lieu o... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4832410 | Seat belt buckle assembly A seat buckle assembly including a buckle and a mounting bracket, a pair of sliding members coupled with one another, and a webbed belt looped through the members and connecting the buckle with the bracket, the sliding members having a first position in w... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4796915 | Seat belt extender A seat belt extender for positioning a seat belt being unwound from a seat belt retractor includes two or more multiplastic sleeves telescopically slidable relative one another between retracted and extended positions and having belt passages through whic... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4720148 | Belt retractor with tongue/buckle controlled locking cam A retractor having means for controlling the withdrawal of belt therefrom being operated by insertion of a tongue into a buckle. A retractor frame has a spring biased rotatably mounted spool wrappingly receiving one end of a belt harness with the belt har... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4659108 | Automatic seat belt adjusting system A seat belt system of the conventional three point restraint type includes an electric motor which replaces the usual rewind spring on the belt retractor. When the seat belt is buckled up, the motor is set into operation and pulls the shoulder belt up int... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4583762 | Safety belt for motor vehicles The invention relates to a three-point reel belt for motor vehicles of the type in which both the chest webbing and the lap webbing are joined to reel mechanisms. The take-up reel mechanism for the chest webbing has a larger reel and stores a shorter webb... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4560203 | Installation for storing non-needed belt lock parts coordinated to a motor vehicle back seat For accommodating belt buckle parts coordinated to a motor vehicle back seat, recesses are provided in a foldable armrest and in particular in the side surfaces thereof. Each recess includes a bottom area constructed as a deflection surface so that when f... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4549769 | Belt clamping guide loop A guide loop assembly for deflecting a restraint belt from a retractor to a diagonal position across the occupant torso includes a guide loop frame having a slot defined by an anvil surface over which the belt slides during winding and unwinding of belt f... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4549768 | Belt lock for a safety belt Belt lock for a safety belt, especially for arrangement on a back seat in a motor vehicle, with flexible pulling means which are fastened to a lock housing fastened to a flexible fitting fixed to a vehicle part, for instance, to the seat frame, and which ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4529249 | Passive restraint for vehicle seat A passive restraint using a seat belt is disclosed which serves to secure the safety of an occupant in a vehicle seat. In this passive restraint, a front frame section of a cushion frame of the seat is formed with a recessed portion, a belt retractor is f... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4506912 | Three-point automatic restraint system A passive safety belt system has lap and chest belts with a common connector for releasably connecting inner ends of the belts to a safety belt buckle mounted by a floor anchor strap at a position adjacent the inboard hip of a passenger, outer ends of the... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4457538 | Front seat belt retractor disposing structure A front seat belt retractor disposing structure which has a floor cross member formed in a hollow inverted U-shaped cross-section in such a manner that the lower opening makes contact with the floor of a vehicle under a rear seat along the transverse dire... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4372613 | Casing for seat-belt retractor A casing for a seat-belt retractor comprises an additional flexible webbing guide sleeve through which the seat belt is pulled out. The sleeve is telescopically extendable and adjustably pivotable and bendable when the seat belt is pulled out. Therefore, ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4349216 | Floating lock mount for a seat belt retractor A floating lock mount for a seat belt retractor is provided for application in situations where the seat or seats served by the retractor is shifted forwardly or rearwardly by the user so as to accommodate the positioning of legs and other physiognomy and... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4314715 | Automobile vehicle seat structure provided with a device for hooking safety belts An arrangement of a seat structure of a vehicle equipped with a hooking device for safety belts. The seat structure comprises a backrest and a seat and the backrest is mounted at the base thereof on the rear of the seat to pivot about a first transverse a... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4310176 | Seat belt locking device for an automobile vehicle A seat belt locking device used with a seat belt arrangement for an automobile vehicle. The locking device locks the seat belt for protecting the driver or passenger from danger when the vehicle is suddenly decelerated in an emergency case such as a colli... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4310177 | Locking junction ring for continuous-loop passive seat belt system A load locking junction device for coupling a continuous-loop belt having ends mounted on the door with an anchor belt retractably mounted inboard the seat includes a frame having an aperture defining spaced apart first and second load bearing walls. The ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4305618 | Vehicle safety belt with retractor lock device A vehicle safety belt system with a retractor lock device which includes a retractor (40), a belt (50) terminating in a male buckle member (52), a female buckle member (60), and a retractor lock device (20). The retractor lock device (20) includes a lock ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4235456 | Passive 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 |
| 4218074 | Motor vehicle folding seat and seat occupant restraint arrangement A motor vehicle folding seat and seat occupant restraint arrangement comprising a folding seat having a seat back hinged to a seat bottom which in turn is hinged to the vehicle floor whereby the seat is foldable in an upright position to provide increased... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4210365 | Fastening arrangement of safety belt locks at motor vehicle seats A fastening arrangement of safety belt locks at motor vehicle seats, especially at rear seat benches which are adapted to be converted into an additional storage space by folding-over the seat cushion and the backrest; elastic means are provided which dur... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4201418 | Anchoring arrangement of an end- or deflection-point of a safety belt, especially in motor vehicles An anchoring arrangement of an end point or deflection point of a safety belt, especially in motor vehicles, under interposition of a spring at a fixed vehicle part; the spring is installed prestressed in the sense of a tightening of the belt band and is ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4179136 | Seat 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 |
| 4159848 | Linear locking seat belt retractor Mechanism for retracting a vehicle seat belt and locking the belt against extension includes a track mounted on the vehicle body and a belt carriage mounted on the track for movement in the belt extending and retracting directions. A locking pawl is mount... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4121792 | Roller 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 |
| 4109962 | Anchorage system for a seat belt A vehicle seat has a frame mounted on the vehicle floor by a fore and aft seat adjusting mechanism. A reel is rotatably mounted on the seat frame. A flexible element has one end attached to the reel and the other end attached to the vehicle floor. A windu... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4099778 | Retention installation for children in motor vehicles An installation for the retention of children on rear seats in motor vehicles with a chest belt and a lower body belt, in which the chest belt is connected with two belt-bands which are arranged extending behind the child over a backrest of the seat and, ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3995885 | Restraint belt system with comfort clamp assembly A comfort clamp assembly for a vehicle occupant restraint system clamps the shoulder belt against retraction by the shoulder belt retractor so that the belt can be positioned at a nontensioned length with respect to the chest of the seat occupant. Accordi... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3981519 | Restraint belt buckle assembly A seat belt buckle assembly includes a male buckle member attached to a length of belt for movement with the belt and a female latch member mounted on a member of the vehicle body. The male buckle member is provided on the seat belt and has a round cylind... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3981535 | Single retractor continuous loop restraint system A safety belt system includes a continuous loop of webbing which is anchored at one end to the vehicle floor and anchored at the other end to the roof or upper part of the vehicle. A buckle is mounted on the other side of the seat from the first-mentioned... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3953070 | Adjustable tongue for seat belt The disclosure relates to an adjustable tongue and locking device for a vehicle seat belt. One end of the seat belt is anchored to the floor of the vehicle and the other end is attached to a roof mounted retractor. A seat belt buckle accepts the tongue fo... | 04/27/1976 |
