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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Tanaka, Northridge, CA (US);
William M Hollowell, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297216 ; 297379 ;
Abstract
An inertia-responsive vehicle seat back latch mechanism for a vehicle seat assembly having a seat back pivotally supported for forwardly tilting movement, wherein said latch mechanism includes an unattached, inertia-responsive mass which moves in response to changes in vehicle velocity such that it is disposed in a position to engage a latch and thereby prevent forward tilting of the seat back. In the preferred embodiment of this invention, the unattached, inertia-responsive mass is a roller contained within a roller guide.