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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:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2001
Louis R. Brown, Oxford, MI (US);
Arnold J. Herberg, Davisburg, MI (US);
David J. Romeo, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Brent K. Olson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A seat belt system ( ) comprises a seat belt ( ) and a tongue assembly ( ). A buckle ( ) engageable with the tongue assembly ( ) secures the system ( ) in a buckled condition in which the belt ( ) is divided into a torso portion ( ) and a lap portion ( ). The system ( ) also includes an inflatable device ( ) comprising an inflatable portion ( ) of the belt ( ). An inflation fluid source ( ) provides inflation fluid to the inflatable device ( ) only when the tongue assembly ( ) is engaged with the buckle ( ). A cinch mechanism ( ) has a cinched condition resisting movement of the belt ( ) through the tongue assembly ( ). The inflatable device ( ), when inflated, causes the cinch mechanism ( ) to move to the released condition and causes the torso portion ( ) and the lap portion ( ) of the belt ( ) to be tensioned about the vehicle occupant.