Force recording seat belt assembly
First Claim
1. A safety belt assembly for measuring the force exerted on the assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a first and second member;
means associated with said first and second members for providing incremental movement of said members with respect to one another the amount of incremental movement enabling a measurement of said force;
a resilient biasing means in communication with said members for maintaining said members in a first relaxed position when no force is exerted, said biasing means resiliently restraining said incremental movement of said members when said force is exerted;
means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly into a buckle; and
means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly onto a belt.
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Abstract
The present safety belt assembly measures the amount of force exerted on the assembly and, also, the point in time when a force was exerted on the assembly. The assembly comprises a first and second member; a mechanism coupled with the first and second members which provides incremental movement of the members; a resilient biasing member in communication with the members for maintaining the members in a first relaxed position; the resilient biasing member enabling the measurement of an amount of force exerted on the assembly; a mechanism for indicating when a force is exerted on the assembly and a mechanism for securing the assembly to a belt and buckle.
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24 Claims
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1. A safety belt assembly for measuring the force exerted on the assembly, the assembly comprising:
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a first and second member; means associated with said first and second members for providing incremental movement of said members with respect to one another the amount of incremental movement enabling a measurement of said force; a resilient biasing means in communication with said members for maintaining said members in a first relaxed position when no force is exerted, said biasing means resiliently restraining said incremental movement of said members when said force is exerted; means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly into a buckle; and means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly onto a belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A safety belt assembly for indicating the point in time when a force was exerted onto the safety belt assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a first and second member associated with one another; means associated with said first and second members for resiliently restraining relative movement and movably retaining said members with respect to one another; means responsive to relative movement of said first and second members for indicating a point in time when a force was exerted on said assembly; means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly into a buckle; and means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly onto a belt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A safety belt assembly for measuring the force exerted and indicating the point in time when the force was exerted on the assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a first and second member; means associated with said first and second members for providing incremental movement of said members with respect to one another the amount of incremental movement enabling a measurement of said force; a resilient biasing means in communication with said members for maintaining said members in a first relaxed position when no force is exerted, said biasing means resiliently restraining said incremental movement of said members when said force is exerted; means responsive to said movement of said members for indicating a point in time when a force was exerted on said assembly; means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly into a buckle; and means on at least one of said members for securing said assembly onto a belt. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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