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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David D. Merrick, Cicero, IN (US);
Assignee:
Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc., Westfield, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/234 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/234 ;
Abstract
A retractor and boot for limiting passage of dirt and foreign material on the retractor belt. The boot includes a plastic housing surrounding the retractor and has an outwardly extending portion forming a channel through which the belt is movable. A pair of scraping edges are located offset along the longitudinal channel axis and are spaced apart relative to each other a distance less than the belt thickness allowing dirt and foreign material to be scraped from the belt as the belt is retracted.