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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1986
Filed:
May. 09, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilfried Burghardt, Altomuenster, DE;
Assignee:
Britax-Kolb GmbH & Co., Dachau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421072 ; 242107 ; 2421 / ; 280806 ;
Abstract
A seat belt tensioning system for a motor vehicle comprises a locking retractor for a seat belt and a pre-tensioning device for pre-tensioning the seat belt, the pre-tensioning device comprising mounting means for mounting the retractor on a fixed mounting member, the mounting means permitting movement of the retractor in a direction opposite to the protraction direction of the belt. Such movement of the retractor may be caused by a cable coupled to the front bumper of the vehicle.