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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:
Jun. 20, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wallace C Higbee, Romeo, MI (US);
Barney J Bauer, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421076 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a spindle on which belt webbing is wound. The spindle is supported for rotation in belt retraction and belt withdrawal directions. The spindle is biased to rotate in the belt retraction direction. The apparatus also includes a manually movable member. The spindle is rotated in the belt withdrawal direction in response to movement of the manually movable member to pay out a predetermined amount of belt webbing from the spindle. Thereafter, rotation of the spindle in the belt retraction direction is blocked.