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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:
Aug. 23, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1980
John S Miskowicz, La Porte, IN (US);
David R Fischbacher, La Porte, IN (US);
Gateway Industries, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A seat belt retraction apparatus has a single retractor frame carrying reels each having a webbing attached at one end. The reels each have a pawl and ratchet means for locking each reel to prevent rotation of the reel in the belt extending direction. Upon application of predetermined force, an inertia type sensing means displaces a common actuating means to simultaneously actuate each pawl into locking engagement with its associated ratchet means to prevent rotation of each reel in a web extending direction. The preferred actuating means comprises a rotary lifter having a flexible portion for storing energy in the event that its associated pawl bounces on a tip of a ratchet tooth of a ratchet wheel. The actuating means and inertia means may be located outwardly of the sidewalls of the retractor frame.
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