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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458535 | Belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt has a frame, a belt reel which is rotatably mounted in the frame, a locking mechanism which is adapted to block a rotation of the belt reel in an unwinding direction of the safety belt in a vehicle sensitive and/or seat bel... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7172150 | Retractable reel apparatus A retractable reel apparatus for connecting the electrical wiring on a trailer to the electrical system of a towing vehicle. The apparatus comprises a housing with a reel rotatably disposed therein. A wire has a first portion wrapped in a first direction around the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163239 | Actuator assembly An actuator assembly includes an actuator drivingly connected to a gear wheel. The gear wheel includes an abutment secured rotationally fast having a camming surface and operable to drive an output member. The actuator assembly is operable to apply a force in a firs... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6390404 | Seat belt retractor A rewind spring in a cassette for a seat belt retractor is assembled by first placing a mechanism cover on a winding jig. An arbor is fitted to a winding shaft of the jig. One end of a coiled metal bank spring is then fixed to the spring arbor. The band i... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6256848 | Seat belt retractor A rewind spring in a cassette for a seat belt retractor is assembled by first placing a mechanism cover on a winding jig. An arbor is fitted to a winding shaft of the jig. One end of a coiled metal bank spring is then fixed to the spring arbor. The band i... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5855335 | Seat belt retractor spring cassette In the manufacture of a seat belt retractor, it is usual to join together a pre-stressed spring cassette with a part which includes the seat belt reel. A spring cassette is provided which includes a pin (20) for locking the spring core (16) and spring cov... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5755393 | Belt retractor and a method for the assembly thereof A belt retractor is provided which comprises a housing, a belt drum mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a spring drive for the belt drum. The spring drive comprises an output drive part connected with the belt drum ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5314137 | Device for maintaining biasing state of biasing force application means used in seat belt retractor A device for maintaining a biasing state of a biasing force application means used in a seat belt retractor. The inner end (8a) of a power spring (8) of the biasing force application means (5) is retained by a bush (9), and the outer end (8b) of the power... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4995567 | Spring-loaded barrel, in particular for a seat belt retractor The barrel, which consists, inter alia, of a casing (10) defining a chamber (100), of a coverplate (20) with an orifice (21), of a hub (30) and of a spiral spring (40), comprises a device (50) for temporarily immobilizing the hub (30) in this chamber (100... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4771965 | Barrel for a pre-stressed spiral spring and its application in a safety belt winder, in particular for a ground motor vehicle The barrel comprises a pre-stressed spiral spring which arms the barrel and further comprises a housing (100), a rotatable hub (200) and the spring (300) which is wound around the hub and anchored to the latter and to the housing. The barrel includes betw... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4730783 | Tape measure A gearless, open-faced, direct-drive, spring-rewound tape measure eliminates the need for a manual-rewind handle or gears to increase the spring tensioning force. A spiral spring is retained within a spring-retaining disk which is revolvable about a hub. ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4487379 | Coilable tape rule with shifting hub, reel assembly therefor, and method of assembling A power returnable coilable rule employs a casing which has on the inside surface of one of its end walls a non-circular recess, and a reel which has on its adjacent end wall a recess of similar configuration. Slidably seated in the central passage throug... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4434952 | Power returnable coilable rule cartridge and coil rule assembly employing same A power returnable coilable rule employs a cartridge having a hub rotatably seated and trapped in apertures in the end walls of the spool. The hub has a multiplicity of tabs at each of its ends which interlock with bosses on the inside surfaces of the out... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4363171 | Coilable rule and replacement cartridge therefor This coilable rule and its replacement cartridge comprise a tape mounted in a cartridge adapted to be detachably mounted in turn in a casing. The cartridge constitutes an integral unit and consists of a central post rigid with a lateral flange and of a sp... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4340191 | Seat belt retractor spring assembly The invention relates to a spring assembly for retracting a spirally wound seat belt to retracted condition after extension in use, and provides means for locking the spring in pre-wound condition prior to assembly with the seat belt.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4340190 | Seat belt retractor spring assembly The invention is a spring device which is connected to the shaft on which a seat belt or the like is spirally wound and which is operable to retract the strip to a wound condition after it is extended and released, in which means are provided for holding ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4264302 | Orthodontic appliance An extraoral orthodontic appliance including a harness for mounting on the head and/or neck of a patient and connected to a conventional corrective tractive apparatus, such as a set of J-hooks, a face bow or a chin cup, by traction force devices (force mo... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4159809 | Prewound retractor spring housing assembly A prewound retractor spring housing assembly for mounting to a preassembled safety belt retractor having a storage reel shaft end protruding from a side wall of the retractor, the shaft end having a retraction spring end receiving slot, has a spring mount... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4088280 | Inertia seat back lock An inertia seat back lock includes a frame secured to the seat cushion member and having side walls pivotally supporting the shaft portion of a reel. A coil spring secured to the shaft portion and an abutment of one side wall biases the reel in a winding ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4067513 | Coilable rule and replacement cartridge therefor A coilable rule having a replacement cartridge comprising a hub, a spool for winding the tape and a keeper for maintaining the cartridge in factory adjusted position until it is field-installed in the tape casing is disclosed. The spool has a single side ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4045079 | Inertia seat back lock An inertia seat back lock includes a frame secured to the seat cushion member and having side walls pivotally supporting the shaft portion of a reel. A coil spring secured to the shaft portion and an abutment of one side wall biases the reel in a winding ... | 08/30/1977 |
