Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
326 words
An adjustable shoulder anchorage assembly for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a vertically extending track (10. 50) mounted on the interior of a vehicle body above the level of the shoulders of an occupant of an adjacent seat. a traveller (22. 60) mounted on the track (10, 50), a guide member (24) secured to the traveller (22. 60) and having a slot for receiving the strap of a safety belt, a latch member (28, 58) movable transversely of the track (10, 50) between an engaged position in which a latching formation thereon is in engagement with one of a series of complementary formations (12, 56) on the track (10, 50) so as to inhibit movement of the traveller (22, 60) along the track (10, 50) and a release position in which the latching formation is disengaged from the track (10, 50), and- manual release means (38, 84) for effecting disengagement of the latch member (28, 58), characterised in that the manual release means (38, 84) has a first cam formation (34, 76) operative to engage with a second cam formation (36, 78) on the latch member (28, 58) thereby to move the latch member (28, 58) between its engaged and its release positions in response to movement of the manual release means (38, 8 4 ), and resilient means (42, 88) are operative to bias the first cam formation (34, 76) into a position in which the latch member (28, 58) is in its engaged position, the mutually engaging surfaces of the cam formations (34, 76; 36, 78) being so oriented relative to the direction of movement of the latch member (28, 58) between its engaged position and its release position that application of a force to the latch member (28, 58) in a direction tending to move it towards its release position does not cause the movement of the first cam formation (34, 76) necessary to permit such movement of the latch member (28, 58).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
326 words
An adjustable shoulder anchorage assembly for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a vertically extending track (10. 50) mounted on the interior of a vehicle body above the level of the shoulders of an occupant of an adjacent seat. a traveller (22. 60) mounted on the track (10, 50), a guide member (24) secured to the traveller (22. 60) and having a slot for receiving the strap of a safety belt, a latch member (28, 58) movable transversely of the track (10, 50) between an engaged position in which a latching formation thereon is in engagement with one of a series of complementary formations (12, 56) on the track (10, 50) so as to inhibit movement of the traveller (22, 60) along the track (10, 50) and a release position in which the latching formation is disengaged from the track (10, 50), and- manual release means (38, 84) for effecting disengagement of the latch member (28, 58), characterised in that the manual release means (38, 84) has a first cam formation (34, 76) operative to engage with a second cam formation (36, 78) on the latch member (28, 58) thereby to move the latch member (28, 58) between its engaged and its release positions in response to movement of the manual release means (38, 8 4 ), and resilient means (42, 88) are operative to bias the first cam formation (34, 76) into a position in which the latch member (28, 58) is in its engaged position, the mutually engaging surfaces of the cam formations (34, 76; 36, 78) being so oriented relative to the direction of movement of the latch member (28, 58) between its engaged position and its release position that application of a force to the latch member (28, 58) in a direction tending to move it towards its release position does not cause the movement of the first cam formation (34, 76) necessary to permit such movement of the latch member (28, 58).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An adjustable shoulder anchorage according to claim 1, wherein the mutually engaging surfaces of the cam formations (34, 76; 36, 78Y are, when the iatch member (28, 58) is in its engaged position, substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the latch member (28,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
9 words
58) between its engaged position and its release position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
9 words
58) between its engaged position and its release position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An adjustable shoulder anchorage according to claim 2, wherein the latch member comprises a latch plate (28, 58), the second cam formation comprises a slot (36,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
78) therein having a first portion extending parallel to the direction of movement of the traveller (22, 60) along the track (10, 50), and the first cam formation comprises a cam follower (34, 76) engaging in the slot (36, 78).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
78) therein having a first portion extending parallel to the direction of movement of the traveller (22, 60) along the track (10, 50), and the first cam formation comprises a cam follower (34, 76) engaging in the slot (36, 78).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
An adjustable shoulder anchorage according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the direction of movement of the manual release means (38, 84) is parallel to the direction of movement of the traveller (22, 60) along the track (10, 50).