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US3089143A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Traffic safety belts

Assignee: American Optical Corp
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Filing: 1961-06-29
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Granted: 1963-05-14
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Expires: 1981-06-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Carl H Jacobson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 02:32
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62B; A62B35/00; A62B35/0006; A62B35/0025; A62B35/0031

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 399 words
A SAFTEY BELT COMPRISING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR WAISTBAND AND A PAIR OF SHOULDER STRAPS EACH FORMED OF A RELATIVELY LONG AND NARROW PIECE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, A MAIN BELT BUCKLE ON SAID WAISTBAND EMBODYING A PAIR OF SEPARABLE SECTIONS EACH HAVING A SLOT THERETHROUGH, OPPOSITE END OF SAID MATERIAL OF SAID WAISTBAND EACH BEING RELATIVELY LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SLOTS IN SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE AND REVERSELY DIRECTED TO ADJOIN THE WAISTBAND PROPER, A PAIR OF ADJUSTING BUCKLE ON SAID WAISTBAND, ONE ADJACENT EACH SIDE OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLE BEING ARRANGED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID WAISTBAND TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE AND SELECTIVELY FIXED AGAINST SLIDING ALONG SAID WAISTBAND, SAID ENDS OF SAID WAISTBAND BEING ARRANGED UPON EACH OF SAID RESPECTIVE ADJUSTING BUCKLES SO AS TO BE CARRIED THEREBY AS SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLES ARE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED AND FIXED ALONG SAID WAISTBAND PROPER, MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS ADJACENT ONE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS TO SAID WAISTBAND AT RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDES OF A POINT ON SAID WAISTBAND DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE TO THE LOCATION OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, A PAIR OF CONNECTING MEMBERS EACH HAVING SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SLOTS, ONE OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS BEING POSITIONED ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF, THE MATERIAL OF EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS BEING LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SLOTS IN EACH CONNECTING MEMBER AND REVERSELY DIRECTED THEREFROM TO ADJOIN THE RESPECTIVE SHOULDER STRAPS PROPER, AN ADJUSTING BUCKLE ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDER WHICH IS ARRANGED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED THEREALONG TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTING MEMBERS ON SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS BEING ARRANGED UPON THEIR RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT ADJUSTING BUCKLES SO AS TO BE CARRIED THEREBY AS SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLES ON SAID SHOULDER STRAPS ARE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED AND FIXED THEREON, A DETACHABLE BELT LOOP RELATIVELY LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH THE REMAINING ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SLOTS IN EACH OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS AND ENCIRCLING SAID WAISTBAND AT EACH SIDE OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, SAID BELT LOOPS BEING FORMED OF RELATIVELY NARROW LENGTHS OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL WHICH ARE SHORTER THAN SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, AND FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BELT LOOPS INTERCONNECTABLE TO JOIN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF IN FORMING RESPECTIVE CLOSED LOOPS ABOUT SAID WAISTBAND AND BEING DETACHABLE THEREFROM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 399 words
A SAFTEY BELT COMPRISING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR WAISTBAND AND A PAIR OF SHOULDER STRAPS EACH FORMED OF A RELATIVELY LONG AND NARROW PIECE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, A MAIN BELT BUCKLE ON SAID WAISTBAND EMBODYING A PAIR OF SEPARABLE SECTIONS EACH HAVING A SLOT THERETHROUGH, OPPOSITE END OF SAID MATERIAL OF SAID WAISTBAND EACH BEING RELATIVELY LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SLOTS IN SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE AND REVERSELY DIRECTED TO ADJOIN THE WAISTBAND PROPER, A PAIR OF ADJUSTING BUCKLE ON SAID WAISTBAND, ONE ADJACENT EACH SIDE OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLE BEING ARRANGED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID WAISTBAND TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE AND SELECTIVELY FIXED AGAINST SLIDING ALONG SAID WAISTBAND, SAID ENDS OF SAID WAISTBAND BEING ARRANGED UPON EACH OF SAID RESPECTIVE ADJUSTING BUCKLES SO AS TO BE CARRIED THEREBY AS SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLES ARE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED AND FIXED ALONG SAID WAISTBAND PROPER, MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS ADJACENT ONE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS TO SAID WAISTBAND AT RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDES OF A POINT ON SAID WAISTBAND DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE TO THE LOCATION OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, A PAIR OF CONNECTING MEMBERS EACH HAVING SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SLOTS, ONE OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS BEING POSITIONED ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF, THE MATERIAL OF EACH OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS BEING LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SLOTS IN EACH CONNECTING MEMBER AND REVERSELY DIRECTED THEREFROM TO ADJOIN THE RESPECTIVE SHOULDER STRAPS PROPER, AN ADJUSTING BUCKLE ON EACH OF SAID SHOULDER WHICH IS ARRANGED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED THEREALONG TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTING MEMBERS ON SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SHOULDER STRAPS BEING ARRANGED UPON THEIR RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT ADJUSTING BUCKLES SO AS TO BE CARRIED THEREBY AS SAID ADJUSTING BUCKLES ON SAID SHOULDER STRAPS ARE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED AND FIXED THEREON, A DETACHABLE BELT LOOP RELATIVELY LOOSELY DIRECTED THROUGH THE REMAINING ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SLOTS IN EACH OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS AND ENCIRCLING SAID WAISTBAND AT EACH SIDE OF SAID MAIN BELT BUCKLE, SAID BELT LOOPS BEING FORMED OF RELATIVELY NARROW LENGTHS OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL WHICH ARE SHORTER THAN SAID SHOULDER STRAPS, AND FASTENING MEANS ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BELT LOOPS INTERCONNECTABLE TO JOIN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF IN FORMING RESPECTIVE CLOSED LOOPS ABOUT SAID WAISTBAND AND BEING DETACHABLE THEREFROM.

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