Apparatus for use on a safety belt system for restraining the movement of an occupant or child seat
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1. An apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, said apparatus comprising:
- a cinch body adapted to mount to the tongue assembly; and
a cam coupled to the cinch body and adapted to urge the belt webbing against the cinch body.
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An apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, includes a cinch body adapted to mount to the tongue assembly, and a cam coupled to the cinch body and adapted to urge the belt webbing against the cinch body.
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1. An apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, said apparatus comprising:
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a cinch body adapted to mount to the tongue assembly; and
a cam coupled to the cinch body and adapted to urge the belt webbing against the cinch body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, said apparatus comprising:
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a cinch body having an upper frame and a lower frame, wherein the upper frame comprises axially spaced, oppositely disposed first and second arms separated by a base, the first arm having a first notch extending axially away from the second arm, and the second arm having a second notch extending axially away from the first arm, and wherein said first notch and said second notch being used to mount and align a cam carrier assembly to said cinch body, and wherein the lower frame comprises axially spaced, oppositely disposed first and second arms, said first arm being attached to the upper frame of said cinch body, and wherein said first arm and said second arm being used to attach said tongue assembly to said cinch body;
said cam carrier assembly, including a cam, mounted to said cinch body such that said belt webbing routed through the tongue assembly is locked between the base of said cinch body and said cam; and
a release arm, coupled to said cam, for rotating said cam such that said belt webbing routed through the tongue assembly is released from the base of said cinch body allowing movement of said apparatus along the belt of said seat belt system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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