Adjustable fitting for safety belt
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the adjustment of belt length, comprising a frame having a longitudinal aperture, thrust means mounted on and displaceable on the frame transversely with respect to the longitudinal aperture, said trust means including a plastic locking cap having a web of substantially semi-circular cross-section extending across said aperture and on an outer surface of said frame and guide jaws mounted over the longitudinal edges of said frame and displaceable with respect to the longitudinal aperture of the frame, said semi-circular surface facing outwardly of said outer surface, and further including a thrust piece loosely mounted in the locking cap and guided thereby and having a transverse web positioned across said aperture between said web and said frame and engageable with said web, said transverse web including an angled locking edge with relation to the main plane thereof and lateral guide panels extending transversely to the locking edge, said guide panels slidably engaging said outer surface of said frame along said aperture, said transverse web having ribs on the surface that face said aperture.
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Abstract
Apparatus for the adjustment to various lengths of a belt, preferably of a safety belt on motor vehicles or the like, with a frame having a longitudinal aperture and, displaceable in the frame and transversely with respect to the longitudinal aperture, a thrust piece which has a transverse web with a locking edge set at a small angle to its main plane and lateral guide panels extending transversely to the locking edge.
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- 1. Apparatus for the adjustment of belt length, comprising a frame having a longitudinal aperture, thrust means mounted on and displaceable on the frame transversely with respect to the longitudinal aperture, said trust means including a plastic locking cap having a web of substantially semi-circular cross-section extending across said aperture and on an outer surface of said frame and guide jaws mounted over the longitudinal edges of said frame and displaceable with respect to the longitudinal aperture of the frame, said semi-circular surface facing outwardly of said outer surface, and further including a thrust piece loosely mounted in the locking cap and guided thereby and having a transverse web positioned across said aperture between said web and said frame and engageable with said web, said transverse web including an angled locking edge with relation to the main plane thereof and lateral guide panels extending transversely to the locking edge, said guide panels slidably engaging said outer surface of said frame along said aperture, said transverse web having ribs on the surface that face said aperture.
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Current AssigneeKlippan GmbH Hamburg
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Original AssigneeKlippan GmbH Hamburg
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InventorsPeters, Uwe, Minolla, Horst
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Primary Examiner(s)Gelak, Bernard A.
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Application NumberUS05/596,134Time in Patent Office924 DaysField of Search24/196, 24/171, 24/194US Class Current24/196CPC Class CodesA44B 11/10 sliding wedgeY10T 24/4019 Sliding part or wedgeY10T 24/4084 Looped strap
