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US3154167A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automobile saety belt with ignition interlock

Assignee: ELECTRONICS RES CORP
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Filing: 1963-05-13
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Granted: 1964-10-27
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Expires: 1983-05-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward J Butler
  • 👤 Edward A Butler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 02:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/48; B60R2022/4808; B60R2022/485; B60R2022/4883; B60R2022/4891

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 233 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING AN IGNITION SYSTEM AND INCLUDING A FLOOR BOARD UPON WHICH A SEAT IS SECURED, AND IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTED IN SAID IGNITION SYSTEM, A PAIR OF ANCHOR BOLTS SECURED TO SAID FLOOR BOARD IN SPACED RELATION AND ADJACENT SAID SEAT, A SAFETY SWITCH ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID IGNITION SWITCH, AND INCLUDING AN ASSEMBLY THAT IS ANCHORED DIRECTLY TO ONE OF SAID ANCHOR BOLTS FOR MOUNTING SAID SAFETY SWITCH IN FIXED RELATION ON SAID FLOOR BOARD, A SAFETY BELT FOR ATTACHMENT AROUND AN OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT INCLUDING A FIRST FLEXIBLE PORTION THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO SAID SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND A SECOND FLEXIBLE PORTION THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID BOLTS, SAID FLEXIBLE PORTIONS BEING ENGAGEABLE UNDER TENSION AROUND THE OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT, SAID SWITCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ELEMENT THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE FIRST FLEXIBLE PORTION OF SAID BELT AND THAT IS PIVOTALLY MOVABLE WHEN THE BELT PORTIONS ARE JOINED UNDER TENSION AROUND THE OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT, SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ELEMENT INCLUDING CONTACT MEANS THAT IS NORMALLY OPEN WHEN SAID BELT PORTIONS ARE DISCONNECTED AND THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE JOINING OF SAID BELT PORTIONS AROUND SAID OCCUPANT AND TO THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELEMENT TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT TO SAID IGNITION SWITCH, WHEREIN THE CIRCUIT IN SAID IGNITION SYSTEM IS COMPLETED TO ENABLE SAID VEHICLE TO BE STARTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 233 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING AN IGNITION SYSTEM AND INCLUDING A FLOOR BOARD UPON WHICH A SEAT IS SECURED, AND IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTED IN SAID IGNITION SYSTEM, A PAIR OF ANCHOR BOLTS SECURED TO SAID FLOOR BOARD IN SPACED RELATION AND ADJACENT SAID SEAT, A SAFETY SWITCH ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID IGNITION SWITCH, AND INCLUDING AN ASSEMBLY THAT IS ANCHORED DIRECTLY TO ONE OF SAID ANCHOR BOLTS FOR MOUNTING SAID SAFETY SWITCH IN FIXED RELATION ON SAID FLOOR BOARD, A SAFETY BELT FOR ATTACHMENT AROUND AN OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT INCLUDING A FIRST FLEXIBLE PORTION THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO SAID SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND A SECOND FLEXIBLE PORTION THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID BOLTS, SAID FLEXIBLE PORTIONS BEING ENGAGEABLE UNDER TENSION AROUND THE OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT, SAID SWITCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ELEMENT THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE FIRST FLEXIBLE PORTION OF SAID BELT AND THAT IS PIVOTALLY MOVABLE WHEN THE BELT PORTIONS ARE JOINED UNDER TENSION AROUND THE OCCUPANT OF SAID SEAT, SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ELEMENT INCLUDING CONTACT MEANS THAT IS NORMALLY OPEN WHEN SAID BELT PORTIONS ARE DISCONNECTED AND THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE JOINING OF SAID BELT PORTIONS AROUND SAID OCCUPANT AND TO THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELEMENT TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT TO SAID IGNITION SWITCH, WHEREIN THE CIRCUIT IN SAID IGNITION SYSTEM IS COMPLETED TO ENABLE SAID VEHICLE TO BE STARTED.

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