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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1976
Filed:
May. 12, 1975
Arduino Colasanti, East Detroit, MI (US);
Lawrence Robert Kiehart, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Dornis L Levasseur, Warren, MI (US);
Allied Chemical Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A limiting device limits the amount of withdrawal of a shoulder belt from a safety belt retractor when a tension-relieving apparatus for the shoulder belt is in operation. The shoulder belt tension-relieving apparatus includes: a tension-relieving locking member, a tension-relieving wheel, and an actuating means for the locking member. The limiting device includes a cam and a stop means. The cam is mounted adjacent to the tension-relieving wheel for rotation therewith. The stop means is mounted on the retractor to limit rotation of the cam and a reel shaft in a direction corresponding to withdrawal of the safety belt from the retractor. As a result, the stop means limits the amount of shoulder belt which can be unwound from the retractor when the tension-relieving apparatus is in operation.