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US3245718A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self adjusting seat belt

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-08
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1984-09-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence W Jasmer
  • 👤 Jasmer Meta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 00:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/195

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A LOAD SENSITIVE SEAT BELT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING WITHIN A VEHICLE SEAT HAVING COILED SPRINGS, AND COMPRISING, TWO CYLINDRICAL DRUMS, BRACKETS EXTENDING FROM THE DRUMS AND SECURED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, BEARING POSTS UPSTANDING CENTRALLY OF THE DRUMS, BELT TAKE-UP REELS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE POSTS AND HOUSED WITHIN THE DRUMS, BELTS PASSING THROUGH SLOTS FORMED IN THE SIDES OF THE DRUMS AND SECURED ABOUT THE REELS, PINS UPSTANDING FROM THE REELS AND PROJECTING ABOVE THE DRUMS ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A SPRING STRAP SECURED AT ITS ENDS TO SAD PINS AND URGING THE REELS TO ROTATE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO PAY OUT THE BELTS COILED AROUND THE REELS, A YOKE CONNECTING ADJACENT COIL SPRINGS IN THE SEAT, AND A TIE ROD CONNECTING THE CENTRE OF THE YOKE WITH THE CENTRE OF THE SPRING STRAP CAUSING SAID STRAP TO FLEX AND ROTATE SAID REELS IN RESPONSE TO WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE COIL SPRINGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
A LOAD SENSITIVE SEAT BELT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING WITHIN A VEHICLE SEAT HAVING COILED SPRINGS, AND COMPRISING, TWO CYLINDRICAL DRUMS, BRACKETS EXTENDING FROM THE DRUMS AND SECURED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, BEARING POSTS UPSTANDING CENTRALLY OF THE DRUMS, BELT TAKE-UP REELS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE POSTS AND HOUSED WITHIN THE DRUMS, BELTS PASSING THROUGH SLOTS FORMED IN THE SIDES OF THE DRUMS AND SECURED ABOUT THE REELS, PINS UPSTANDING FROM THE REELS AND PROJECTING ABOVE THE DRUMS ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A SPRING STRAP SECURED AT ITS ENDS TO SAD PINS AND URGING THE REELS TO ROTATE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO PAY OUT THE BELTS COILED AROUND THE REELS, A YOKE CONNECTING ADJACENT COIL SPRINGS IN THE SEAT, AND A TIE ROD CONNECTING THE CENTRE OF THE YOKE WITH THE CENTRE OF THE SPRING STRAP CAUSING SAID STRAP TO FLEX AND ROTATE SAID REELS IN RESPONSE TO WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE COIL SPRINGS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-04-11 1969-10-11 1970-04-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-04-11 1973-10-11 1974-04-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-11 1977-10-11 1978-04-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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