Emergency release system for safety seat belts

• US 3,168,158 A
• Filed: 02/20/1963
• Issued: 02/02/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Radovan P. Lazich, Vojin K. Janicich, William A. Schoeffler
• Original Assignee: Radovan P. Lazich, Vojin K. Janicich, William A. Schoeffler
• Inventors: Schoeffler, William A., Janicich, Vojin K., Lazich, Radovan P.
• Application Number:
  US04/260,017
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• US Class Current: 180/270
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/321 using electric means
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 35/14 Switches operated by change of acceleration, e.g. by shock or vibration, inertia switch wherein the liquid constitutes a contact of the switch H01H29/002
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45461 Interlocking portion actuated or released responsive to preselected condition [e.g., heat, pressure]

Claims

1. AN EMERGENCY SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING SEAT BELTS AND A POWER SUPPLY FOR VEHICLE OPERATION, COMPRISING, RELEASE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH OIF SAID SEAT BELTS, ACTUATING MECHANISM FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN THE VEHICLE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RELEASE MEANS FOR UNBUCKLING THE SEAT BELTS, POWER OPERATED MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR ACTUATION THEREOF WHEN ENERGIZED BY SAID POWER SUPPLY, EMER-