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Adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-06-05
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Granted: 1988-01-19
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Expires: 2006-06-05
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor comprises an elongated rail member and a slide member slidably received by the rail member. The rail and slide members are of complementary cross sections, one being generally C-shaped with inturned and offset flanges along each side and the other being generally channel-shaped with out-turned and offset flanges along each edge. A spring-biased retaining pin is movable orthogonally to the direction of movement of the slide member into a selected hole in the rail member. A flange on the end of the pin forms a shoulder that can engage the back edge of the hole to prevent dislodgment of the pin under a high downward force. A deformable member positioned between the hole wall and the pin normally keeps the pin shoulder from engaging the hole edge but is deformed under a high force to permit such engagement.
Inventors
- 👤 Juichiro Takada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/20; B60R22/201; B60R22/202; B60R22/203
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor comprising: an elongated rail member having a multiplicity of longitudinally spaced-apart pin-receiving holes; a slide member slidably received for movement longitudinally along the rail member; a belt-supporting member attached to the slide member; a retaining pin mounted on the slide member such that it is movable into and out of any selected one of the pin-receiving holes in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the slide member moves along the rail member and having a portion received in the pin-receiving hole, said portion having a tip and having a groove which is spaced apart from the tip to thereby form a pin flange at the tip thereof; a spring biasing the retaining pin in a direction to urge the retaining pin into one of the pin-receiving holes in the rail member; and a deformable member received in the groove of the retaining pin, the deformable member having a stiffness such that it is not deformed until an abnormal load is applied to the belt but upon such an abnormal load deforms such that the pin flange engages an outer edge of the pin-receiving hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor comprising: an elongated rail member having a multiplicity of longitudinally spaced-apart pin-receiving holes; a slide member slidably received for movement longitudinally along the rail member; a belt-supporting member attached to the slide member; a retaining pin mounted on the slide member such that it is movable into and out of any selected one of the pin-receiving holes in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the slide member moves along the rail member and having a portion received in the pin-receiving hole, said portion having a tip and having a groove which is spaced apart from the tip to thereby form a pin flange at the tip thereof; a spring biasing the retaining pin in a direction to urge the retaining pin into one of the pin-receiving holes in the rail member; and a deformable member received in the groove of the retaining pin, the deformable member having a stiffness such that it is not deformed until an abnormal load is applied to the belt but upon such an abnormal load deforms such that the pin flange engages an outer edge of the pin-receiving hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor according to claim 1, wherein there is a recess of a shape complementary to the shape of the pin flange at the outer edge of each of the pin-receiving holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
189 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor comprising: an elongated rail member provided with a multiplicity of longitudinally spaced-apart pin-receiving holes; a slide member slidably received for movement longitudinally along the rail member; a belt-supporting member attached to the slide member; a retaining pin mounted on the slide member such that it is movable into and out of any selected one of the pin-receiving holes in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the slide member moves along the rail member and having a portion received through the pin-receiving hole, said portion having a tip and having a groove which is spaced apart from the tip to thereby form a pin flange at the tip thereof; a spring biasing the retaining pin in a direction to urge the retaining pin into one of the pin-receiving holes in the rail member; and a deformable member attached within each pin-receiving hole, said deformable member having a stiffness such that it is not deformed until an abnormal load is applied to the belt but upon such abnormal load deforms such that the pin flange engages an outer edge of the pin-receiving hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
189 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor comprising: an elongated rail member provided with a multiplicity of longitudinally spaced-apart pin-receiving holes; a slide member slidably received for movement longitudinally along the rail member; a belt-supporting member attached to the slide member; a retaining pin mounted on the slide member such that it is movable into and out of any selected one of the pin-receiving holes in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the slide member moves along the rail member and having a portion received through the pin-receiving hole, said portion having a tip and having a groove which is spaced apart from the tip to thereby form a pin flange at the tip thereof; a spring biasing the retaining pin in a direction to urge the retaining pin into one of the pin-receiving holes in the rail member; and a deformable member attached within each pin-receiving hole, said deformable member having a stiffness such that it is not deformed until an abnormal load is applied to the belt but upon such abnormal load deforms such that the pin flange engages an outer edge of the pin-receiving hole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An adjustable vehicle seat belt anchor according to claim 3, wherein there is a recess of a shape complementary to the shape of the pin flange at the outer edge of each of the pin-receiving holes.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-01-18 | 1991-07-20 | 1992-01-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-01-18 | 1995-07-20 | 1996-01-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-01-18 | 1999-07-20 | 2000-01-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |