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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/405 (2006.01); B60R 22/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/405 (2013.01); B60R 2022/3402 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sealed web retractors and associated systems and methods for retracting a web, such as seat belt web, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a web retractor includes a frame having a sidewall with a first opening, a locking assembly attached to the frame and having a housing with a second opening adjacent to the first opening, and a shaft coupler rotatably and sealably carried by the sidewall. The shaft coupler operably couples a spool shaft to the locking assembly through the first and second openings. At least one seal is operably positioned in the first opening between the shaft coupler and the sidewall.