US3351382A
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Safety harnesses for vehicle occupants
Assignee: Teleflex Ltd
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Filing: 1966-04-20
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1986-04-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Davies Ivor John
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/12; B60R22/02; B60R22/023; B60R22/18; B60R22/22; B60R2022/1812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A SAFETY HARNESS FOR A SEAT-OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE, COMPRISING A LAP STRAP EXTENDING BETWEEN LOW LEVEL ANCHORAGE POINTS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SEAT AND IN TWO PORTIONS WHICH CAN BE JOINED AND DISCONNECTED BY A HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND A DIAGONAL OR BREAST STRAP EXTENDING FROM THE HARNESS CONNECTOR UP TO AN ELEVATED ANCHORAGE AT ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT, THE BREAST STRAP BEING IN ONE CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF STRAPPING OR WEBBING WITH THE PORTION OF THE LAP STRAP THAT EXTENDS TO THE LOW LEVEL ANCHORAGE ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE ELEVATED ANCHORAGE, CHARACTERISED BY THE FACT THAT THE WEBBING FORMING THE BREAST STRAP AND ONE PORTION OF THE LAP STRAP PASSES THROUGH A SNUBBING BUCKLE ON THE HARNESS CONNECTOR, SAID SNUBBING BUCKLE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING THE STRAP AGAINST MOVEMENT THROUGH THE BUCKLE IN EITHER DIRECTION UNDER TENSION IN EITHER LENGTH OF THE WEBBING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A SAFETY HARNESS FOR A SEAT-OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE, COMPRISING A LAP STRAP EXTENDING BETWEEN LOW LEVEL ANCHORAGE POINTS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SEAT AND IN TWO PORTIONS WHICH CAN BE JOINED AND DISCONNECTED BY A HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND A DIAGONAL OR BREAST STRAP EXTENDING FROM THE HARNESS CONNECTOR UP TO AN ELEVATED ANCHORAGE AT ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT, THE BREAST STRAP BEING IN ONE CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF STRAPPING OR WEBBING WITH THE PORTION OF THE LAP STRAP THAT EXTENDS TO THE LOW LEVEL ANCHORAGE ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE ELEVATED ANCHORAGE, CHARACTERISED BY THE FACT THAT THE WEBBING FORMING THE BREAST STRAP AND ONE PORTION OF THE LAP STRAP PASSES THROUGH A SNUBBING BUCKLE ON THE HARNESS CONNECTOR, SAID SNUBBING BUCKLE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING THE STRAP AGAINST MOVEMENT THROUGH THE BUCKLE IN EITHER DIRECTION UNDER TENSION IN EITHER LENGTH OF THE WEBBING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-06 | 1971-05-08 | 1971-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-06 | 1975-05-08 | 1975-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-06 | 1979-05-08 | 1979-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |