Device for clamping seat belt webbing
Patent 5350195 Issued on September 27, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 28, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 28, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for locking safety belt against extensive movement Safety-belt system Clamping means for a strap Deflection clamping device Patent #: 4854644 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 010594 filed on 01/28/1993US Classes:280/806, Inertia responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness280/808, Shoulder belt or harness297/483Shoulder belt or harnessExaminersPrimary: Focarino, Margaret A.Assistant: Johnson, Vicky A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB60R 022/36AbstractA clamp mechanism (30) clamps seat belt webbing (24). The clamp mechanism (30) has an actuated position in which the belt webbing (24) is clamped and an unactuated position in which the belt webbing may move relative to the clamp mechanism. A linkage mechanism includes a shaft member (58) pivotable about a first axis (50) and a link (62) carried by the shaft member (58) and pivotable about a second axis which is the axis of the shaft member (58). The shaft member (58) pivots about the first axis (50) when a predetermined tension force is applied to one portion of the belt webbing (24). The link (62) pivots about the second axis when the shaft member (58) pivots about the first axis to actuate the clamp mechanism (30) to clamp the belt webbing (24). | |
