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US3332720A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Retractable, stowable and yieldable to normal force but automatically restraining tonon-normal force seat belt mechanism

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-02-01
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1986-02-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Melvin O Hansen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/34; B60R22/36; B60R22/405

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A SEAT CUSHION, TWO BELTRETRACT DRUMS AND LOCK MECHANISM THEREFOR STRUCTURALLY MOUNTED UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION; TWO BELTS EACH HAVING A BUCKLE CONNECTING MEANS ON ONE END THEREOF; TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED APART RECEPTACLES IN SAID SEAT CUSHION IN WHICH TO STORE THE BUCKLES ON THE BELTS, EACH RECEPTACLE HAVING IN THE BOTTOM PORTION A SLOT TO PASS THE BELT BUT NOT THE BUCKLE CONNECTING MEANS, THE LATTER BEING RETAINED IN THE RECEPTACLE; AND STRUCTURAL ROLLERS MOUNTED BELOW THE RECEPTACLES, SAID BELTS BEING WOUND ON THE RESPECTIVE RETRACT DRUMS AND BEING GUIDED BY THE ROLLERS AND PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE RECEPTACLES AND SEAT CUSHION IN SUITABLE POSITIONS TO BE DRAWN ACROSS THE UPPER LEG AND THIGH REGION BUT NOT THE ABDOMINAL REGION OF A USER, THE PORTIONS OF THE BELTS BETWEEN THE GUIDE ROLLERS AND THE RECEPTACLES BEING NORMALLY GENERALLY UPRIGHT, WHEREBY THE SHOCK OF RAPID FORWARD DECELERATION WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BY THE PIVOTAL ACTION OF THE BELTS IN DRAWING THE USER DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE RESILIENT CUSHION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A SEAT CUSHION, TWO BELTRETRACT DRUMS AND LOCK MECHANISM THEREFOR STRUCTURALLY MOUNTED UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION; TWO BELTS EACH HAVING A BUCKLE CONNECTING MEANS ON ONE END THEREOF; TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED APART RECEPTACLES IN SAID SEAT CUSHION IN WHICH TO STORE THE BUCKLES ON THE BELTS, EACH RECEPTACLE HAVING IN THE BOTTOM PORTION A SLOT TO PASS THE BELT BUT NOT THE BUCKLE CONNECTING MEANS, THE LATTER BEING RETAINED IN THE RECEPTACLE; AND STRUCTURAL ROLLERS MOUNTED BELOW THE RECEPTACLES, SAID BELTS BEING WOUND ON THE RESPECTIVE RETRACT DRUMS AND BEING GUIDED BY THE ROLLERS AND PASSING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE RECEPTACLES AND SEAT CUSHION IN SUITABLE POSITIONS TO BE DRAWN ACROSS THE UPPER LEG AND THIGH REGION BUT NOT THE ABDOMINAL REGION OF A USER, THE PORTIONS OF THE BELTS BETWEEN THE GUIDE ROLLERS AND THE RECEPTACLES BEING NORMALLY GENERALLY UPRIGHT, WHEREBY THE SHOCK OF RAPID FORWARD DECELERATION WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BY THE PIVOTAL ACTION OF THE BELTS IN DRAWING THE USER DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE RESILIENT CUSHION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-07-24 1971-01-23 1971-07-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-24 1975-01-23 1975-07-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-24 1979-01-23 1979-07-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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