Releasable anchoring mechanism for safety seat belts

• US 3,177,966 A
• Filed: 04/03/1962
• Issued: 04/13/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1962
• 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:
  US04/184,891
• Time in Patent Office: 1,106 Days
• US Class Current: 180/268
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/321 using electric means

Claims

10. IN A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOVING VEHICLE HAVING AN OCCUPANT THEREIN, A POWER SUPPLY, A SAFETY SEAT BELT ENCIRCLING SAID OCCUPANT AND A RELEASABLE ANCHORING ASSEMBLY NORMALLY HOLDING THE SEAT BELT TIGHTLY ABOUT THE OCCUPANT COMPRISING, RETRACTIBLE MEANS FOR RELEASABLY ANCHORING THE SEAT BELT TO THE VEHICLE TO TIGHTLY HOLD THE COCUPANT, POWER OPERATED MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RETRACTIBLE MEANS FOR RETRACTION THEREOF UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS, CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID POWER OPERATED MEANS TO THE POWER SUPPLY FOR ENERGIZATION THEREOF UNDER SAID EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID RELEASE OF THE SEAT BELT BY SAID ENERGIZTATION OF THE POWER OPERATED MEANS FOR DISCONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY THEREFROM.