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Load limiting device for a seat belt

  • US 6,183,015 B1
  • Filed: 05/26/2000
  • Issued: 02/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A load limiting device for use with a vehicle safety restraint comprising(a) a cylinder, (b) a piston arranged within the cylinder and operable to act on a fluid, and (c) a ball valve controlling the release of fluid from the cylinder under load limiting conditions, wherein a portion of the load transmitted to a seatbelt webbing from a vehicle occupant drives the piston against the fluid, the setting of the ball valve determines the amount of fluid released from the cylinder.

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