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CONTROLLED MEMORY KEEPER

  • US 3,695,697 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1970
  • Issued: 10/03/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a safety seat belt assembly mounted in a vehicle, the combination comprising:

  • a. a flexible belt element having one end connected to a retracting means in a vehicle seat which retracting means continuously yieldably urges retraction of said belt element into the vehicle seat, an opposite end having means to anchor said belt element to the vehicle, and an intermediate section for extension over a vehicle occupant'"'"''"'"'s body for restraining the occupant against sudden impact of the vehicle;

    b. a gripping device having a passageway for extending said belt element therethrough, said gripping device having means to grip said belt element in the passageway at a selected location;

    c. a seat receptacle accepting and retaining said gripping device in a normal position during operation of the vehicle, said receptacle being mounted overhead and rearward of the occupant, and said receptacle having an opening for extension therethrough of said belt element for connection to the retracting means;

    d. means in said receptacle for engaging said gripping device while said belt element is gripped therein, the engagement preventing retraction of said belt element beyond a predetermined length;

    e. projection means on said gripping device for releasing the grip of said gripping device on said belt element as a result of rotation of said device upward and forward in said receptacle; and

    f. said means in said seat receptacle permitting said gripping device to move forward out of engagement with said receptacle while the belt element is gripped therein and extended over occupant'"'"''"'"'s body to the anchoring means, said gripping device forward movement allowing occupant to move forward during operation of the vehicle.

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