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US3269482A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety belt lock

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-20
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Charles L Mccarthy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:06
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/02; B60R22/48; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5889; Y10T70/5965

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 302 words
IN COMBINATION: A VEHICLE HAVING AN ENGINE, A KEY, A BELT FOR ATTACMENT ABOUT A DRIVER''S WAIST, MEANS ATTACHING SAID KEY TO SAID BELT, A LOCK IN SAID VEHICLE, SAID LOCK HAVING A KEYHOLE FOR RECEIVING SAID KEY, SAID LOCK HAVING A LATCH MOVABLY MOUNTED THEREIN, SAID LOCK, LATCH AND KEY HAVING OPERABLY CORRELATED PARTS SUCH THAT A CERTAIN TIMES WHEN SAID KEY IS IN SAID KEYHOLE SAID KEY IS HELD IN SAID KEYHOLE BY SAID LATCH, MEANS FOR ANCHORING SAID LOCK TO SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY WHEN SAID KEY IS HELD IN SAID LOCK SAID DRIVER IS PREVENTED BY SAID BELT AND KEY ANCHORING MEANS FOR BEING EJECTED FROM SAID VEHICLE, A DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE ELEMENTS, SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT HAVING FIRST POSITION FOR VEHICLE OPERATION AND A SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT BEING SO OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID VEHICLE THAT WHEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION SAID VEHICLE IS RESTRAINED FROM NORMAL OPERATION, AND MEANS OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT AND SAID KEY WHEREBY WHEN SAID KEY IS IN SAID LOCK SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS PERMITTED TO MOVE TO SAID FIRST POSITION FOR VEHICLE OPERATION AND WHEREBY ELEMENT IS RETAINED IN SAID SAID LOCK THEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS RETAINED IN SAID SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, MEANS OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID LOCK AND LATCH FOR CAUSING SAID LATCH TO RELEASE SAID KEY WHEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, HUMANLY PHYSICALLY CONTROLLABLE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT FOR FACILITATING MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, WHEREBY SAID DRIVER HAS AN INCENTIVE TO INSERT SAID KEY INTO SAID LOCK AND TO OPERATE SAID HUMANLY PHYSICALLY CONTROLLABLE MEANS IN ORDER TO PLACE HIS VEHICLE IN NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 302 words
IN COMBINATION: A VEHICLE HAVING AN ENGINE, A KEY, A BELT FOR ATTACMENT ABOUT A DRIVER''S WAIST, MEANS ATTACHING SAID KEY TO SAID BELT, A LOCK IN SAID VEHICLE, SAID LOCK HAVING A KEYHOLE FOR RECEIVING SAID KEY, SAID LOCK HAVING A LATCH MOVABLY MOUNTED THEREIN, SAID LOCK, LATCH AND KEY HAVING OPERABLY CORRELATED PARTS SUCH THAT A CERTAIN TIMES WHEN SAID KEY IS IN SAID KEYHOLE SAID KEY IS HELD IN SAID KEYHOLE BY SAID LATCH, MEANS FOR ANCHORING SAID LOCK TO SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY WHEN SAID KEY IS HELD IN SAID LOCK SAID DRIVER IS PREVENTED BY SAID BELT AND KEY ANCHORING MEANS FOR BEING EJECTED FROM SAID VEHICLE, A DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE ELEMENTS, SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT HAVING FIRST POSITION FOR VEHICLE OPERATION AND A SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT BEING SO OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID VEHICLE THAT WHEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION SAID VEHICLE IS RESTRAINED FROM NORMAL OPERATION, AND MEANS OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT AND SAID KEY WHEREBY WHEN SAID KEY IS IN SAID LOCK SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS PERMITTED TO MOVE TO SAID FIRST POSITION FOR VEHICLE OPERATION AND WHEREBY ELEMENT IS RETAINED IN SAID SAID LOCK THEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS RETAINED IN SAID SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, MEANS OPERABLY CORRELATED WITH SAID LOCK AND LATCH FOR CAUSING SAID LATCH TO RELEASE SAID KEY WHEN SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION FOR INTERFERING WITH VEHICLE OPERATION, HUMANLY PHYSICALLY CONTROLLABLE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT FOR FACILITATING MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE ELEMENT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, WHEREBY SAID DRIVER HAS AN INCENTIVE TO INSERT SAID KEY INTO SAID LOCK AND TO OPERATE SAID HUMANLY PHYSICALLY CONTROLLABLE MEANS IN ORDER TO PLACE HIS VEHICLE IN NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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