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Vehicle tethering system for both energizing and restraining portable electrical devices used by passengers

  • US 4,758,020 A
  • Filed: 09/21/1987
  • Issued: 07/19/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a vehicle having a passenger seat belt assembly with a selectively detachable buckle assembly, an electrical outlet for supplying current to an electrical device, and electrical switch means responsive to the coupling and decoupling of said buckle assembly for selectively energizing said electrical outlet in response to the coupling of said buckle assembly and de-energizing said electrical outlet in response to the decoupling of said buckle assembly, the improvement which comprises means for tethering said electrical device to said vehicle, to restrain its movement with respect to said vehicle, comprising:

  • (a) a flexible tethering member connected to said vehicle independently of said buckle assembly and having selectively detachable connector means thereon for connecting said electrical device to said flexible tethering member;

    (b) means for mounting said electrical outlet on said flexible tethering member; and

    (c) electrical conductor means extending along said flexible tethering member interconnecting said switch means with said electrical outlet.

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