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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1979
Robert C Pfeiffer, Macon, GA (US);
Robert L Stephenson, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Per O Weman, Heverlee, BE;
Allied Chemical Corporation, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
An improved belt clamp apparatus for a vehicle occupant safety restraint system includes: a lever, a clamp bar, a mounting device for movably mounting the bar on the lever, a crest on the bar, and a first spring for biasing the lever to a non-clamping position. The bar is movable on the crest for applying a substantially uniform force over an area of contact on a safety belt. The belt clamp apparatus may be used in a variety of ways in an improved occupant restraint system such as to provide: a belt sensitive restraint system, a vehicle sensitive restraint system, a dual sensitive restraint system, or a force limiting restraint system. The invention also relates to a method for absorbing unwinding force and a method for reducing undesired unwinding of the belt.