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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:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Francois Tillac, Bordeaux Cauderan, FR;
Assignee:
Societe Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242107 ; 2421 / ; 280807 ; 297476 ;
Abstract
A device for causing the rotation of a movable element which is connected to a displaceable component such as a safety belt used for protecting people in a vehicle is described. The rotary device includes drive means which comprises at least one flexible tube which is rolled up and can be expanded under the action of a pressurized fluid, and, preferably, the pressurizing component is a pyrotechnic gas generator placed inside the flexible tube which is rolled up in a helix or a spiral. The device may be used for protection of an individual in a moving vehicle by means of a safety belt. The device can be actuated by a collision detector.