Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1978-12-04
1981-09-15
Mitchell, David M.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280808, B60R 2102
Patent
active
042893283
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat belt system operational as a passive two-point or as a part passive and part active three-point seat occupant restraint. A continuous belt 15 coupled at one end to a retractor mechanism 16 mounted within a vehicle door passes through a guide ring 19 on the door frame and extends diagonally downwardly across the seat 13 to a second guide ring 23 anchored to the floor. The terminal end of the belt projects through the guide ring 23 and carries a buckle engaging element 27 that engages the guide ring 23 to prevent retraction of the belt 15, whereby the latter automatically operates as a two-point restraint system.
The seat occupant has the option of extending the belt 15 as a lap belt to a buckle device 32 on the outboard side of the seat. This changes the belt system to a partially passive and partially active three-point restraint system.
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patent: 3931988 (1976-01-01), Oehm
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patent: 3973786 (1976-10-01), Rogers
patent: 4040645 (1977-08-01), Giffen
patent: 4118053 (1978-10-01), Neveux
Repp John R.
Smith Donald H.
Ford Motor Company
Mitchell David M.
Roethel John J.
Sadler Clifford L.
Schrecengost Randall A.
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