Seat belt system
First Claim
1. A three points seatbelt system wherein in normal use the seatbelt is completely extended and the seatbelt extends diagonally across the shoulder and chest of the user and across the lap of a user, said seabelt system comprising:
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a retractor shaft rotatably supported by said base having a belt passageway there through;
a means for applying a retracting force to said retractor shaft; and
a continuous restraining belt extending through said passageway in said retractor shaft and the two portions of said belt extending from said shaft form a lap and a shoulder belt, said shoulder belt portion of said continuous restraining belt being drawn upwards and being inserted through an upper slip joint, and said lap belt portion of said continuous restraining belt being drawn downwards and being inserted through a lower slip joint.
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Abstract
A seat belt retractor wherein in normal use the seat belt is completely extended from the retractor. The seat belt retractor including a base, a retractor shaft rotatably coupled to the base and having a belt passageway formed therein, a means for applying a retractor force to the retractor shaft and a belt passing through the passageway at an intermediate point of the belt whereby one portion of the belt serves as a lap restraining belt and the other portion of the belt serves as a shoulder restraining belt and both the lap and shoulder belts are simultaneously and equally taken up on a single take-up shaft of retractor one over the other shaft by the retracting force.
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5 Claims
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1. A three points seatbelt system wherein in normal use the seatbelt is completely extended and the seatbelt extends diagonally across the shoulder and chest of the user and across the lap of a user, said seabelt system comprising:
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a base; a retractor shaft rotatably supported by said base having a belt passageway there through; a means for applying a retracting force to said retractor shaft; and a continuous restraining belt extending through said passageway in said retractor shaft and the two portions of said belt extending from said shaft form a lap and a shoulder belt, said shoulder belt portion of said continuous restraining belt being drawn upwards and being inserted through an upper slip joint, and said lap belt portion of said continuous restraining belt being drawn downwards and being inserted through a lower slip joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Current AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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Original AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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InventorsKondo, Yutaka, Nishina, Shuho
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Primary Examiner(s)Song, Robert R.
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Application NumberUS05/796,323Time in Patent Office467 DaysField of Search280/747, 280/744, 280/745, 242/107.1-107.15US Class Current297/475CPC Class CodesB60R 22/3408 without locking means B60R2...
