Adaptive Seatbelt Apparatus
First Claim
1. A seatbelt apparatus that in response to a first situation automatically adjusts from being disengageable in response to a disengagement load to being undisengageable in response to a disengagement load, and in response to a second situation automatically adjusts from being undisengageable in response to a disengagement load, to being disengageable in response to a disengagement load.
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Abstract
The present invention is an adaptive seatbelt apparatus having the means in response to a first situation to readily allow release or disengagement of the seatbelt apparatus when the seatbelt apparatus is loaded with a predetermined belt tension load, and having the means in response to a second situation to prevent release or disengagement of the seatbelt apparatus notwithstanding the seatbelt apparatus being loaded with the predetermined belt tension load.
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30 Claims
- 1. A seatbelt apparatus that in response to a first situation automatically adjusts from being disengageable in response to a disengagement load to being undisengageable in response to a disengagement load, and in response to a second situation automatically adjusts from being undisengageable in response to a disengagement load, to being disengageable in response to a disengagement load.
- 8. A seatbelt apparatus that disengages in response to a disengagement load.
- 14. A seatbelt apparatus that disengages in response to an automatically variable disengagement load.
- 19. A seatbelt apparatus that automatically adjusts in response to a first situation to become disengageable in response to a disengagement load.
- 25. A seatbelt apparatus that automatically adjusts in response to a first situation to become disengageable in response to an automatically variable disengagement load.
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30. A seatbelt apparatus that releases in response to a predetermined belt tension load, wherein said load defines at least one of a less than 1 pound load, a less than 2 pounds load, a less than 3 pounds load, a less than 4 pounds load, a less than 5 pounds load, a less than 7 pounds load, a less than 10 pounds load, a less than 12 pounds load, a less than 15 pounds load, a less than 20 pounds load, a less than 25 pounds load, a less than 35 pounds load, a less than 50 pounds load, a less than 75 pounds load, a less than 100 pounds load, a less than 150 pounds load, and a less than 200 pounds load.
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