US3328081A
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Safety seat belt
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-28
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1983-10-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M Scruggs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/27; Y10T24/2708
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
IN A SAFETY SEAT BELT FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING : (A) A PAIR OF STRAPS, EACH HAVING MEANS AT ONE END THEREOF FOR ANCHORING THE STRAP RELATIVE TO A SEAT; (B) THE STRAPS HAVING SUFFICIENT LENGTHS SO THAT THE STRAPS MAY EXTEND ACROSS A SELECTED PART OF AN OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT; (C) THE STRAPS HAVING ENDS SECTIONS DISPOSED TO OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER, WITH LAPPING END SECTIONS EXTENDING GENERALLY LENGTHWISE OF EACH OTHER; (D) AND A SEPARABLE FASTENING DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY SECURING THE LAPPING END SECTIONS OF THE STRAPS TOGETHER AND HAVING : (1) HOOKS ORIENTED WITH THEIR PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID STRAP HAVING THEIR ROOTS SECURED TO THE LAPPING SECTION OF ONE OF THE STRAPS, WITH THE HOOKS PROJECTING FROM A FACE OF THIS STRAP, AND THE HOOK ENDS FACING IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE END OF THIS STRAP; (2) AND PILE SECURED TO THE LAPPING SECTION OF THE OTHER STRAP TO PROJECT FROM A FACE OF THIS STRAP; (3) THE HOOKS BEING DISPOSED TO ENGAGE AND INTERLOCK WITH THE PILE, WHEN THE LAPPING SECTIONS ARE PRESSED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER IN FACE-TO-FACE RELATION TO THUS RESIST SHEARING OF THE LAPPING SECTIONS LENGTHWISE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER; (4) THE HOOKS BEING DISPOSED TO DISENGAGE THEMSELVES FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PILE WHEN THE LAPPING SECTIONS OF THE STRAPS ARE PEELED APART;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
226 words
IN A SAFETY SEAT BELT FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING : (A) A PAIR OF STRAPS, EACH HAVING MEANS AT ONE END THEREOF FOR ANCHORING THE STRAP RELATIVE TO A SEAT; (B) THE STRAPS HAVING SUFFICIENT LENGTHS SO THAT THE STRAPS MAY EXTEND ACROSS A SELECTED PART OF AN OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT; (C) THE STRAPS HAVING ENDS SECTIONS DISPOSED TO OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER, WITH LAPPING END SECTIONS EXTENDING GENERALLY LENGTHWISE OF EACH OTHER; (D) AND A SEPARABLE FASTENING DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY SECURING THE LAPPING END SECTIONS OF THE STRAPS TOGETHER AND HAVING : (1) HOOKS ORIENTED WITH THEIR PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID STRAP HAVING THEIR ROOTS SECURED TO THE LAPPING SECTION OF ONE OF THE STRAPS, WITH THE HOOKS PROJECTING FROM A FACE OF THIS STRAP, AND THE HOOK ENDS FACING IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE END OF THIS STRAP; (2) AND PILE SECURED TO THE LAPPING SECTION OF THE OTHER STRAP TO PROJECT FROM A FACE OF THIS STRAP; (3) THE HOOKS BEING DISPOSED TO ENGAGE AND INTERLOCK WITH THE PILE, WHEN THE LAPPING SECTIONS ARE PRESSED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER IN FACE-TO-FACE RELATION TO THUS RESIST SHEARING OF THE LAPPING SECTIONS LENGTHWISE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER; (4) THE HOOKS BEING DISPOSED TO DISENGAGE THEMSELVES FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PILE WHEN THE LAPPING SECTIONS OF THE STRAPS ARE PEELED APART;
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-26 | 1970-12-26 | 1971-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-26 | 1974-12-26 | 1975-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-26 | 1978-12-26 | 1979-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |