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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1975
Cyril Henderson, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Encino, CA (US);
Abstract
Tension relieving means for safety belt retractors having biasing means for normally biasing an associated safety belt storage means toward a belt retracted condition when the associated safety belt is protracted are provided for restricting the retractive movement of the storage means when the belt is in use to provide a limited low tension travel for the belt which is automatically established on a slight retractive movement of the protracted belt and is maintained within the limits of a predetermined extent of low tension travel for the belt. Pawl means are pivotally mounted on a lower end of a tension arm pivotally mounted to the retractor frame having a free end roller engaging laterally against protracted portions of the webbing with a belt storage reel associated ratchet wheel adapted to be selectively engageable with the pawl whereby the retractive force of the biasing means for the belt storage means is reacted through the ratchet wheel, pawl means and tension arm with a mechanical lever disadvantage such that a resultant low tension retractive effect is applied to the belt automatically when the belt is placed into use.