Safety-belt arrangement

Patent 5743563 Issued on April 28, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 22, 2016. 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.

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Patent References

Protractive force responsive safety belt locking apparatus
Patent #: 4492348
Issued on: 01/08/1985
Inventor: Ziv , et al.

Momentum responsive vehicle shoulder harness latch
Patent #: 4550951
Issued on: 11/05/1985
Inventor: Apri

Clamping device for the belt band of motor vehicle safety belts
Patent #: 5029896
Issued on: 07/09/1991
Inventor: Ernst

Safety belt restraining system for vehicles
Patent #: 5323977
Issued on: 06/28/1994
Inventor: Frei, et al.

Device for clamping seat belt webbing Patent #: 5350195
Issued on: 09/27/1994
Inventor: Brown

Inventors

Assignee

Autoliv Development AB

Application

No. 704600 filed on 11/22/1996

US Classes:

280/806, Inertia responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness297/480Inertia-responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness

Examiners

Primary: Dickson, Paul N.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Spencer & Frank

Foreign Patent References

0056894 EP. 08/13/1982
0307822 EP. 03/13/1989
0487760 EP. 06/13/1992
0556718 EP. 08/13/1993
3233969 DE. 03/13/1984
3817170 DE. 12/13/1988
3828069 DE. 03/13/1989
2113978 GB. 08/13/1983

International Class

B60R 022/36

Foreign Application Priority Data

1994-03-22 GB

Abstract

A web-grabber for use with a safety-belt comprises a housing(5) formed as an extrusion of aluminium. A wedge(13) is located within a central passage(6) within the housing. An additional element(20) is also present within the passage(6) having a first side(21) adapted to abut one of the substantially parallel side walls of the passage(6) and an opposed inclined face(22) along which the wedge(13) may slide. The wedge is adapted to engage wedgingly the webbing(3) of a safety-belt, with a face(14) of the wedge engaging the webbing(3) and pressing it against an opposed element(11) which passes through the passage(6) and which secures the extrusion(5) to a retractor unit(1).