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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fritz Naumann, Stammham, DE;
Hans-Gunther Haldenwanger, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Audi AG., Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; A62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280808 ; 297483 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for automatically moving the tongue of a seat belt into a position in which it may conveniently be grasped by an operator for insertion into a buckle. The apparatus comprises an inflatable bellows engageable with the tongue and extensible into the position by the application of pressure. The bellows may be retracted by vacuum pressure or by integral resilient means in response to the tongue having been inserted into the buckle.