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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francis J Wickenheiser, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280808 ; 280751 ; 2808011 ;
Abstract
A fastener bolt for an automobile seat belt anchor is provided with an annular energy-absorbing cushion on the front surface of the bolt head. In a crash situation, forcible movement of a vehicle occupant's head against the cushion will have a lessened tendency to cause human injury or pain. The annular cushion has a central access opening that registers with a non-circular cavity in the bolt head, such that the fastener bolt can be screwed into a hidden fastener nut while the cushion is in place on the bolt.