Momentum-actuated harness
Abstract
Abstract THE HARNESS APPARATUS DISCRIMINATES BETWEEN MODERATELY ACCELERATED AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED DISPLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS WITH RESPECT TO A BELT-TRAVERSE CONTROL BY MEANS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A SENSING ROLLER WITH PIVOT POINTS FREE TO MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION AND A PARALLEL FRICTION BAR OR SURFACE. THE SENSING ROLLER IS SPRINGLOADED AWAY FROM THE FRICTION BAR. LATCHES ARE COMMONLY BIASED TO BEAR AGAINST AXLE ENDS OF THE SENSING ROLLER. THE HARNESS BELT PATH IS FROM A RESILIENT ANCHOR, BETWEEN THE FRICTION BAR AND THE SENSING ROLLER, AND AROUND THE ROLLER TO AN ANCHORED HARNESS COMPONENT. UNDER MODERATE BELT ACCELERATION THE ROLLER ROTATES FREELY, HELD IN AXIAL PLACE BY THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE LATCHES AND THE ROLLER SPRING LOAD. RAPID BELT ACCELERATION OVERCOMES THE ROLLER SPRING LOAD AND BELT MOTION PULLS THE ROLLER INTO PROXIMITY WITH THE FRICTION BAR, BINDING THE HARNESS BELT BETWEEN THEM. THE LATCHES LOCK THE ROLLER AGAINST WITHDRAWAL.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward W Apri
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