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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2005
Robert J. Desmarais, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Richard W. Koning, Yale, MI (US);
David R. Arnold, Macomb, MI (US);
Lawrence M. Refior, Romeo, MI (US);
Steven R. Bell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert J. Desmarais, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Richard W. Koning, Yale, MI (US);
David R. Arnold, Macomb, MI (US);
Lawrence M. Refior, Romeo, MI (US);
Steven R. Bell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A height adjuster () for a vehicle safety restraint comprising: a rail () for providing a vertical path guide for a carrier (); the carrier () configured to be vertically movable along the rail to one of a plurality of locations, the carrier also configured to rotationally support the web guide (). The height adjuster also comprises a lock mechanism () movable between a locked and an unlocked condition, when in a locked condition the carrier is prohibited from moving down the rail and when in an unlocked condition the carrier is free to be moved; and a return spring mechanism () comprising a coiled return spring having an interior or coiled end () and a distal end (), the interior end configured not to rotate as the carrier is moved and a distal end of the return spring secured to one of the carrier and release mechanism.