Allied Corporation

Allied Chemical Corporation

John W Frankila

Robert L Stephenson

Robert M Kremer

A seat belt retractor including a web clamp in the retractor housing to reduce the spooling effect when the retractor is locked. The webbing extends from the retractor spool about a web clamp and then outwards of the retractor housing. Extraction forces acting on the webbing in an emergency result in forcing of the web clamp against the roll of webbing to thereby prevent further withdrawal of the webbing from the spool. The web clamp is maintained in close proximity to the roll of webbing regardless of the amount of webbing left on the spool.

Seat belt retractor with reduced spooling

A seat belt anchor assembly including an anchor around which a loop of seat belt webbing is retained, and openings in both portions of the webbing aligned with an aperture in the anchor for mounting the anchor to a structural part of a vehicle.

Seat belt anchor

A dual spool retractor in which a manual lock up feature is provided in addition to an emergency locking device. A manually engageable member moves a pawl into lock position with the ratchet wheels of the spools. Such member is automatically disengaged upon unwinding of the lap belt retractor whereby the retractor is unlocked.

Seat belt retractor with manual lock up

A seat belt retractor including a locking member, a release member to move the locking member out of its locked position and a web clamp which is engageable with seat belt webbing on the retractor to limit the spooling effect. A handle actuated mechanism actuates the release member to unlock the retractor and renders the clamp ineffective, whereby the retractor is rendered free spooling.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

John W Frankila