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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1977
Joseph M Cachia, Knoxville, TN (US);
Allied Chemical Corporation, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
In a vehicle passive seat belt restraint system including a seat belt having one end attached at a point of attachment to a door of the vehicle and its opposite end attached in the interior of the vehicle such that when the door is closed, the belt is automatically moved to a first position at which it restrains an occupant when seated in his seat and when the door is opened, the belt is moved to a second position located forward of the vehicle with respect to the first position, to permit free ingress to and egress from the vehicle, the door having a pivot point upon which the door pivots during opening and closing, the improvement for moving the belt to its second position upon only partial opening of the door, the improvement comprising: