US3823978A
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Vehicle seat harnesses or safety belts
Assignee: Teleflex Ltd
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Filing: 1973-02-08
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Granted: 1974-07-16
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Expires: 1993-02-08
Abstract
Abstract A seat harness or safety belt comprising a first assembly adapted to be mounted at one side of a seat and including a first part of a two-part fastening buckle. A second assembly adapted to be mounted at the other side of the seat and including a springloaded webbing retracting reel which supplies a variable length of webbing having at its free end the other part of said fastening buckle. Manually releasable snubbing device which normally engages the webbing leaving the reel to restrain the webbing from movement into and out of said reel, said second assembly further includes a flexible stalk through which said webbing passes. The reel and the snubbing device being located at respective opposite ends of said stalk, said first assembly further includes a flexible stalk at one end of which is attached said first part of the fastening buckle.
Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/26; B60R22/34; B60R22/347; B60R2022/1818; B60R2022/1843; B60R2022/3475
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A seat harness or safety belt comprising a first assembly adapted to be mounted at one side of a seat and including a first part of a two-part fastening buckle, and a second assembly adapted to be mounted at the other side of the seat and including a spring-loaded webbing retracting reel which supplies a variable length of webbing having at its free end the other part of said fastening buckle, and a manually releasable snubbing device which normally engages the webbing leaving the reel to restrain the webbing from movement into and out of said reel, said second assembly further includes a flexible stalk through which said webbing passes, the reel and the snubbing device being located at respective opposite ends of said stalk, said first assembly further includes a flexible stalk at one end of which is attached said first part of the fastening buckle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A seat harness or safety belt comprising a first assembly adapted to be mounted at one side of a seat and including a first part of a two-part fastening buckle, and a second assembly adapted to be mounted at the other side of the seat and including a spring-loaded webbing retracting reel which supplies a variable length of webbing having at its free end the other part of said fastening buckle, and a manually releasable snubbing device which normally engages the webbing leaving the reel to restrain the webbing from movement into and out of said reel, said second assembly further includes a flexible stalk through which said webbing passes, the reel and the snubbing device being located at respective opposite ends of said stalk, said first assembly further includes a flexible stalk at one end of which is attached said first part of the fastening buckle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in claim 1, in which the or each flexible stalk comprises a sleeve of plastics material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in any of claims 1, in which the or each flexible stalk incorporates a resiliently flexible tension element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in claim 3, in which said tension element is a laminated metal tension element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in claim 1, in which said snubbing device comprises a pivotal snubber member which is biased such that teeth provided thereon normally engage the webbing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in claim 5, in which said snubber member is biased by a torsion spring.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seat harness or safety belt as claimed in claim 5, in which said snubber member is provided with an integral release trigger operation of which causes the teeth of the snubber member to disengage the webbing.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-07-15 | 1978-01-14 | 1978-07-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-07-15 | 1982-01-14 | 1982-07-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-07-15 | 1986-01-14 | 1986-07-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |