The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 31, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald S Gulette, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
James A Gavagan, Centerline, MI (US);
Carl M Petersen, III, Drayton Plains, MI (US);
Steven L Squires, Ortonville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Irvin Industries Inc., Madison Hts., MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421077 ; 280807 ; 280808 ;
Abstract
An automatic comfort lock release for an automotive vehicle retractable shoulder belt assuring complete retraction of the shoulder belt upon occupant departure from the vehicle seat. Sensing of automatic lap belt retraction having no comfort lock feature is employed to release the comfort lock and, in dual spool installations, a lever adjacent the lap belt spool sensing lap belt windup releases the comfort lock.