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Automobile safety belt device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-04-06
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Granted: 1994-07-26
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Expires: 2013-04-06
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Abstract

Abstract An automobile safety belt device includes a retract unit for stopping a safety belt from lengthening by using a motor which pulls a rope to move an adjusting wheel nearer two fixing wheels in the retract unit for pinching immovable the safety belt in case of a shock caused by an accident or an urgent stepping on a brake.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hung-Tu Chou

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 14:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/185

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 321 words
An automobile safety belt device comprising: a belt housing being fixed on a post in an automobile and containing some length of a safety belt and one end of said safety belt; a fixing member being fixed with an outer end of said safety belt and mounted on a rear portion of a seat side; a retaining member mounted on a wall near said belt housing, having a slot for said safety belt to pass through freely; a hook movably combined on said safety belt to be locked in a hook retainer mounted on a rear portion of said seat side opposite to said fixing member; a retract unit having two fixing wheels arranged in a vertical direction, an adjusting wheel beside and between said two fixing wheels, a passageway formed between said two fixing wheels and said adjusting wheel for said safety belt to pass through, a double bent connecting rod having each end fixed with one end of a respective coil spring, the other end of each respective coil spring being hooked on an inner wall of a housing of said retract unit, said adjusting wheel having its center fixed on the middle of said connecting rod and said adjusting wheel being connected to a motor through a rope, a stop block fixed on a lower end of said connecting rod; said motor rotating to pull said rope, said adjusting wheel and said connecting rod in said retract unit when activated by a plurality of automatic sensors; said plurality of automatic sensors mounted spaced apart on a front and a rear bumper for sensing a shock and then functioning to activate said motor; and, said safety belt being pinched immovable between said adjusting wheel and said two fixing wheels in said retract unit when said adjusting wheel is pulled by said rope when said motor is activated by any of the plurality of said automatic sensors sensing a shock.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 321 words
An automobile safety belt device comprising: a belt housing being fixed on a post in an automobile and containing some length of a safety belt and one end of said safety belt; a fixing member being fixed with an outer end of said safety belt and mounted on a rear portion of a seat side; a retaining member mounted on a wall near said belt housing, having a slot for said safety belt to pass through freely; a hook movably combined on said safety belt to be locked in a hook retainer mounted on a rear portion of said seat side opposite to said fixing member; a retract unit having two fixing wheels arranged in a vertical direction, an adjusting wheel beside and between said two fixing wheels, a passageway formed between said two fixing wheels and said adjusting wheel for said safety belt to pass through, a double bent connecting rod having each end fixed with one end of a respective coil spring, the other end of each respective coil spring being hooked on an inner wall of a housing of said retract unit, said adjusting wheel having its center fixed on the middle of said connecting rod and said adjusting wheel being connected to a motor through a rope, a stop block fixed on a lower end of said connecting rod; said motor rotating to pull said rope, said adjusting wheel and said connecting rod in said retract unit when activated by a plurality of automatic sensors; said plurality of automatic sensors mounted spaced apart on a front and a rear bumper for sensing a shock and then functioning to activate said motor; and, said safety belt being pinched immovable between said adjusting wheel and said two fixing wheels in said retract unit when said adjusting wheel is pulled by said rope when said motor is activated by any of the plurality of said automatic sensors sensing a shock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 37 words
The automatic safety belt device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said belt housing is mounted in a vertical side of a brackrest, and said retaining member is set on the same vertical side of said bracket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The automobile safety belt device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rope of said retract unit is connected with a brake pedal of an automobile.

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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) 1997-07-25 1998-01-24 1998-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2001-07-25 2002-01-24 2002-07-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2005-07-25 2006-01-24 2006-07-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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