Seat belt retractor

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION: A SEAT BELT ADAPTED TO BE EXTENDED ACROSS A VEHICLE SEAT, SAID SEAT BELT HAVING A BUCKLE ELEMENT AT ONE END; A REEL UNIT ADAPTED TO BE LOCATED AT ONE SIDE OF A VEHICLE SEAT, SAID REEL UNIT COMPRISING REEL MEANS TO WHICH THE OTHER END OF SAID SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED, SAID REEL MEANS BEING ROTATABLY JOURNALLED FOR UNWINDING OF SAID BELT THEREFROM TO EXTENDED CONDITION AND WINDING OF SAID BELT THEREON TO RETRACTED CONDITION, AND CONTROL MEANS ON SAID REEL UNIT COMPRISING A RATCHET PLATE COUPLED TO SAID REEL MEANS FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND PAWL MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RATCHET PLATE TO PREVENT ROTATION OF SAID REEL MEANS IN UNWINDING DIECTION; A BUCKLE RECEIVING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE LOCATED AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SEAT TO RECEIVE SAID BUCKLE ELEMENT IN EXTENDED CONDITION OF SAID BELT; TRANSMITTING MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID REEL UNIT AND BUCKLE RECEIVING MEANS; AND A FIRST SPRING MEANS URGING SAID PAWL MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RATCHET PLATE. A SECOND SPRING MEANS FORMING A PART OF SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS EFFECTIVE TO NEGATIVE THE FORCE OF SAID FIRST SPRING MEANS IN RETRACTED CONDITION OF SAID BELT, THE FORCE OF SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING NEGATED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS UPON ENGAGEMENT OF SAID BUCKLE ELEMENT WITH SAID BUCKLE RECEIVING MEANS WHEREBY SAID FIRST SPRING MEANS URGES SAID PAWL MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RATCHET PLATE TO PREVENT UNWINDING OF SAID REEL MEANS AND EXTENSION OF SAID BELT.