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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:
Apr. 05, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wallace Carson Higbee, Romeo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421 / ;
Abstract
A post supported bell pendulum omnidirectional inertial sensor for seat belt retractors and the like in which the bell shaped pendulum rests on a post and the post is positioned vertically in a vehicle such as an automobile. The bell pendulum has substantially more mass depending in its flared skirt portion and includes a flat top so that upon displacement of the bell shaped pendulum from the axis of the post, the flat top is cocked or tilted and elevates. This mechanically changes the effective elevation to trip or move a stop control lever and cause a locking of the retractor against withdrawal when inertial imbalance is sensed.