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Webbing slider lock mechanism

  • US 4,345,781 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1980
  • Issued: 08/24/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A webbing slider lock mechanism for a passenger restraint system in a vehicle, said mechanism comprising:

  • a guide rail in the vehicle, said rail having a sliding groove and a driving groove;

    said rail having a restraining and a releasing end;

    a slider movable within and along said sliding groove and connected to an end of an occupant restraining webbing;

    a release arm having a connecting bar, said arm being projectable into said driving groove at the restraining end of said guid rail;

    a locking lever below said release arm at said restraining end of said guide rail, said lever being projectable into said sliding groove to lock said slider, said lever being engagable by said connecting bar of said release arm;

    means for biasing said release arm and said locking lever to project respectively and simultaneously into said driving groove and into said sliding groove; and

    a driving member movable within and along said driving groove of said guide rail, said driving member having a longitudinal fastening hole, said slider being received in said hole and being of shorter length than said hole to define a space in the direction of travel of said slider, and said driving member including means for pushing said release arm out of said driving groove.

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