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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:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Rumpf, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297216 ; 297480 ; 280806 ;
Abstract
An assembly for use in a vehicle includes a seat for a vehicle occupant. The seat is supported for forward movement relative to the vehicle during a collision. A seat belt retractor is mounted on the seat. Belt webbing extends from the retractor and about the occupant to restrain movement of the occupant relative to the seat. The belt webbing is retractable onto the retractor to tighten the belt webbing about the occupant. A drive retracts the belt webbing onto the retractor. An actuator responsive to movement of the seat during a collision actuates the drive to tighten the belt webbing against the occupant.