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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1974
Charles J Ulrich, Montecito, CA (US);
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Encino, CA (US);
Abstract
A safety belt retractor is provided having a frame, a shaft extending transversely of the frame and journalled for rotation thereon, a reel fixed to the shaft and having one end of a strap secured to the shaft and wound about the reel, the other end of the strap extending outwardly of the frame and means for rewinding the strap onto the reel. At least one ratchet tooth gear is mounted on the shaft and rotatable therewith and a lockbar is also mounted on the frame and has at least one locking pawl adapted to engage the teeth of the gear, the lockbar being movable between positions engaging the teeth and out of engagement therewith. Means are provided for moving the lockbar into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet tooth gear and releasing the lockbar from engagement with the teeth of the ratchet tooth gear upon rewinding of the strap back onto the reel. Means are also provided for preventing the reel from rotation in either direction when the lockbar is in locking engagement with the gear and a load is placed on the strap above a predetermined amount. Although the strap cannot now be unwound from or rewound onto the reel, the retractor continues to take the load for which it was designed before complete failure thereof.
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