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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2005
Applicant:
Gunter K. Clute, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gunter K. Clute, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Antoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dual spool retractor for a motor vehicle seat belt system. The dual spool retractor includes shoulder belt and lap belt spool assemblies engaging with the shoulder belt and lap belt portions of the seat belt webbing. The dual spool retractor incorporates a gas driven pretensioner system incorporating a common gas generator connection for both the shoulder belt spool assembly and the lap belt spool assembly. Both spool assemblies are caused to undergo pretensioning retraction energized by a single gas generator.