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Number: 297/480
Name: Chairs and seats > Body or occupant restraint or confinement > Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness > Inertia-responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness
Description: Apparatus wherein the straplike member allows at least some limited movement of the occupant"s body relative to his seat while the straplike member is in the position of engagement about the occupant"s body and includes means responsive to a sudden deceleration, an impact condition, or any other sudden, unexpected motion condition imposed upon the seating device or its supporting structure to either (a) lock the straplike member against protraction or extension thereof by the occupant"s body as the occupant is forced against the straplike member so as to restrain the occupant to his seat or (b) tighten the straplike member by means of a take-up device about the occupant"s body so as to restrain the occupant to his seat.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7424985 Helical pretensioner Sep. 16, 2008
7416150 Overmolded inertia sensor mass for a seat belt retractor Aug. 26, 2008
7392958 Belt retractor for a safety belt Jul. 1, 2008
7364201 Vehicle occupant restraint system Apr. 29, 2008
7350734 Seat belt pretensioner Apr. 1, 2008
7350819 Pretensioner Apr. 1, 2008
7350862 Belt guiding mechanism and child vehicle seat Apr. 1, 2008
7331610 Belt height adjustment device Feb. 19, 2008
7299118 Vehicle occupant protection apparatus Nov. 20, 2007
7258188 Variable seat belt Aug. 21, 2007
7226131 Adjustable seat belt guide assembly Jun. 5, 2007
7172218 Pretensioner Feb. 6, 2007
7168742 Seatbelt device Jan. 30, 2007
6966607 Device for tensioning a safety belt with a pyrotechnic linear drive Nov. 22, 2005
6942251 Actuating device for a safety means Sep. 13, 2005
6938926 Safety device for a comfortable seat Sep. 6, 2005
6932324 Buckle tensioner Aug. 23, 2005
6923506 Interlock system for seat belt retractor Aug. 2, 2005
6913319 Power actuator Jul. 5, 2005
6902195 Seat belt pretensioner Jun. 7, 2005
6866296 Seat restraint tensioner Mar. 15, 2005
6860566 Harnesses and inertia reels Mar. 1, 2005
6851715 Apparatus for measuring tension in seat belt webbing Feb. 8, 2005
6840544 Restraint system tensioning device with load limiting capability Jan. 11, 2005
6824222 Seat belt system with dual payout retractor Nov. 30, 2004
6808207 Boot and seat belt device employing the same Oct. 26, 2004
6786294 Device for determining the load on a vehicle occupant Sep. 7, 2004
6769716 Seat belt restraint system with movable lap belt guides Aug. 3, 2004
6712394 Belt tensioner Mar. 30, 2004
6709062 Head restraint for a passenger of a vehicle Mar. 23, 2004
6705645 Vehicle occupant protection system Mar. 16, 2004
6688646 Seat belt system with a belt tensioner Feb. 10, 2004
6682141 Seat assembly having a seat repositioning device and an associated method Jan. 27, 2004
6682098 Method of determining the load on a vehicle occupant Jan. 27, 2004
6676161 Linear pretensioning drive for a seat belt Jan. 13, 2004
6655718 Safety restraint device for police vehicle Dec. 2, 2003
6637772 Method and device for a safety belt Oct. 28, 2003
6619751 Heat restraint for a passenger of a vehicle Sep. 16, 2003
6582015 Seat and occupant restraint system with adaptable actuator Jun. 24, 2003
6575498 Webbing retractor Jun. 10, 2003
6572147 Seat restraint tensioner Jun. 3, 2003
6565121 Three-point seat belt system May. 20, 2003
6561936 Belt tensioner system May. 13, 2003
6547282 Safety belt pretensioner Apr. 15, 2003
6533321 Vehicle occupant restraint system Mar. 18, 2003
6527299 Device for tightening a rear seat belt Mar. 4, 2003
6527298 Safety belt arrangement Mar. 4, 2003
6513880 Power actuator suitable for vehicle occupant restraint systems Feb. 4, 2003
6499554 Seat belt retractor Dec. 31, 2002
6497456 Seat belt pretensioner device Dec. 24, 2002

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