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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1988
Gerard Escaravage, Valentigney, FR;
ECIA-Equipements ET Composants Pour L'Industrie Automobile, Audincourt, FR;
Abstract
The device comprises a guide rail (1) fixed to a post of the vehicle and including an opening (3) in which is movable a fixing pin (4) of the strap return element (5). This pin has a base (10). An element (11) constituting a lock and defining an opening (12) having a generally S-shape and a width less than the dimension of the base (10) of the pin (4), is provided between the base and the rail (1) and mounted to be movable by control means (13, 14) between a first locking position in which the two ends of the S-shaped opening (12) of the element (11) are in confronting relation to the opening (3) of the rail (1) so as to define two apertures for locking the pin (4) in position, and a second position for shifting the pin (4) and the return element, in which the rest of the S-shaped opening (12) of the element (11) is in confronting relation to the opening (3) of the rail (1) to permit the shifting of the pin (4) and the return element. Resilient means (15, 16) are provided for biasing the element (11) constituting a lock to the locking position thereof.