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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan George Smithson, Cumbria, GB;
Brian Edward Aiston, Cumbria, GB;
Joseph Patrick Harte, Cumbria, GB;
Kenneth Williamson, Cumbria, GB;
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Ltd., Carlisle, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2423811 ; 2423826 ;
Abstract
A web clamping retractor comprising: a stationary frame (12) and a reel assembly (14), the reel assembly includes a mounting member (22) that is slidingly mounted to the frame via a U-shaped needle member (150). An upper leg (154) of the U-shaped needle member functions as an activation bar to move a clamping wedge (49a) into clamping engagement about a seat belt (19) after a spool or reel member has been pre-blocked. The lower leg (18) of the U-shaped needle member serves as a shaft about which the reel rotates.