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US3713693A
US3713693A US00168833A US3713693DA US3713693A US 3713693 A US3713693 A US 3713693A US 00168833 A US00168833 A US 00168833A US 3713693D A US3713693D A US 3713693DA US 3713693 A US3713693 A US 3713693A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/28—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles incorporating energy-absorbing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/02—Semi-passive restraint systems, e.g. systems applied or removed automatically but not both ; Manual restraint systems
    • B60R22/023—Three-point seat belt systems comprising two side lower and one side upper anchoring devices

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  • ABSTRACT 1 This invention relates to a car safety belt, constituted Sept, 2, i970 France ..7()3l952 by a d agona ele ent com ed ith a Subabdom a element by a means for selectively maintaining the ..297/3i96,22b9;/53/2(5) Orientation of the two elements of the be and y a buckle, the means for maintaining the Orientation of [58] Field of Search "297/385 384 the two elements being constituted by a sleeve which concomitantly envelops the elements, one of the ends [56] References C'ted of which abuts on the buckle and the other end of UNITED STATES PATENTS which holds the zone of intersection of the two elements in the preferred position.
  • Belts are known in particular, which are constituted of a diagonal element, or cross-belt, and a sub-abdominal element, having the disadvantage of allowing risks of serious injury in the neck region following the displacement of the diagonal element under the effect of the tension of the strap subjected to the forces of inertia developed upon sharp decelerations.
  • This means is constituted by a sleeve member which concomitantly envelops the two elements at least partially, one of the ends of which is in abutment on the buckle and the other end of which holds the zone of intersection of the two elements in the preferred position.
  • the sleeve is advantageously made of a deformable, very resilient material.
  • the single FIGURE is a front view of the general arrangement of a safety belt according to the invention.
  • a silhouette of a traveller l is shown, sitting in the interior 2 of a car comprising a structure 3.
  • the safety belt shown in solid lines in constituted, in known manner, by a diagonal element 4, fixed to the structure 3 by an attachment 5 and by a sub-abdominal element 6 fixed to the structure 3 by an attachment 7.
  • the elements 4 and 6 generally form two parts of the same strap connected at the buckle 8 of the belt to a last strap element 9 fixed to the structure 3 by the attachment 10.
  • the diagonal element 4 is disposed in the zone 11 at right angles to the travellers neck.
  • the Applicants have thought to connect the elements 4 and 6 over a length L which IS common to each, starting from the buckle 8. To this end, they inserted said elements 4 and 6 in a sleeve 12 which abuts on the buckle 8. They therefore obtained a modification of the general arrangement of the elements which then take the respective conformation 4a, 6a which has been shown in dashed lines. A displacement of the zone of the diagonal element is also ascertained, which, before, was disposed at right angles to the travellers neck and is now located at 11a at right angles to the shoulder.
  • the sleeve 12 is advantageously and preferably made of a deformable, very resilient material (rubber, plastics material, leather, fabrics or the like).
  • a car safety belt of the "three points type comprising a diagonal element, a sub-abdominal element, means for selectively maintaining the orientation of said diagonal element and said sub-abdominal element, and a buckle, wherein said means for maintaining said orientation of said two elements comprises a sleeve which concomitantly envelops said two elements at least partially, whereby when one of the ends of said sleeve abuts said buckle, the second end of said sleeve holds the zone of intersection of said two elements in a predetermined position.

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  • Automotive Seat Belt Assembly (AREA)
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NL (1) NL7110933A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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US4192530A (en) * 1977-08-29 1980-03-11 Allied Chemical Corporation Passive seat belt system
US4319769A (en) * 1980-05-12 1982-03-16 General Motors Corporation Tether belt for passive shoulder belt system
US4786078A (en) * 1987-06-22 1988-11-22 Schreier Steven E Shoulder belt adjuster
US4832367A (en) * 1987-10-13 1989-05-23 Lisenby David L Belt restraining apparatus for automobile passengers
US5000481A (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-03-19 Chrysler Corporation Locking device for vehicle seat belts
US5135257A (en) * 1990-08-20 1992-08-04 Short Thomas T Adjustable breakaway seat belt shoulder harness comfort strap
US5154446A (en) * 1990-07-27 1992-10-13 Darlene Blake Shoulder belt adjustment device for seat belt systems
US5178439A (en) * 1992-03-17 1993-01-12 Mccracken Richard S Child safety belt sleeve
US5335957A (en) * 1991-03-14 1994-08-09 Golder Thomas J Restraint device
US5579561A (en) * 1995-03-07 1996-12-03 Smith; Keith T. Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats
US5599060A (en) * 1995-11-06 1997-02-04 Gerry Baby Products Company Child's booster seat for vehicles
US6174032B1 (en) 1999-08-06 2001-01-16 Brian J. Conaway Shoulder strap repositioner for vehicle seat belt assembly
US6203110B1 (en) 1998-08-31 2001-03-20 Judy P. Proteau Seat belt adjuster
US6302490B1 (en) 1996-05-24 2001-10-16 Patrick Hanna Seatbelt chest protector
WO2002022406A1 (en) * 2000-09-12 2002-03-21 Andum Ab Safety belt system
US6484369B1 (en) 2000-04-18 2002-11-26 Brian J. Conaway Positioning device for vehicle seat belt assembly
US20040155451A1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-08-12 Zhaoxia Xu Seat belt restraint system with double shoulder belts
US20040160051A1 (en) * 2003-02-14 2004-08-19 Ching-Shan Cheng Four-point seat restraint

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DE2442959C2 (de) * 1974-06-21 1983-01-13 Römer-Britax Autogurte GmbH, 7900 Ulm Sicherheitsgurt für Fahrzeuge
FR2290919A1 (fr) * 1974-07-22 1976-06-11 Herson Samy Ceinture de securite unique, completee de sangles dorsales, pour adultes et enfants
US4146268A (en) * 1977-10-17 1979-03-27 Alois Bost Three-point safety belt having belt coil-up means and a belt passage ring adjacent the belt clasp
DE2849905A1 (de) * 1978-11-17 1980-05-29 Daimler Benz Ag Umlenkbeschlag fuer sicherheitsgurte fuer fahrzeuge, insbesondere kraftfahrzeuge
DE2856167A1 (de) * 1978-12-27 1980-07-10 Stahl Gurt Bandweberei Sicherungseinrichtung fuer kinder oder kleine personen in fahrzeugen
DE3132735A1 (de) * 1981-08-19 1983-03-03 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart "dreipunkt-sicherheitsgurt fuer fahrzeuge"
SE452579B (sv) * 1986-12-16 1987-12-07 Nils Emil Meijer Medel for legesorientering av ett trepunktsbeltes brostrem
NO890435D0 (no) * 1989-02-03 1989-02-03 Kjell Korneliussen Vernpute for bruk i bil.
DE4202042A1 (de) * 1992-01-25 1992-10-29 Moyano Ella Gurt-fix
DE4232325C1 (de) * 1992-09-26 1994-04-07 Farmont Rolf Rückhalteeinrichtung für Kinder auf Fahrzeugsitzen
GB2349364B (en) 1999-04-26 2002-08-28 Young H Shoulder belt guide or adjuster for safety belt system
US6322149B1 (en) 1999-07-22 2001-11-27 The First Years Inc. Strap cover and positioner

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AT239078B (de) * 1963-04-11 1965-03-10 Hans Dr Wetter Sicherheitsgurt für Fahrzeuge
US3244452A (en) * 1962-05-23 1966-04-05 Ronald A Veley Automobile seat belt guard
US3291528A (en) * 1965-10-19 1966-12-13 Dwight M Sencabaugh Seat belt straightener
US3306662A (en) * 1965-01-15 1967-02-28 Joseph C Finnigan Attachment for vehicle safety belts and shoulder harness
US3572833A (en) * 1969-03-06 1971-03-30 Ford Motor Co Vehicle shoulder harness arrangement

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US3244452A (en) * 1962-05-23 1966-04-05 Ronald A Veley Automobile seat belt guard
AT239078B (de) * 1963-04-11 1965-03-10 Hans Dr Wetter Sicherheitsgurt für Fahrzeuge
US3306662A (en) * 1965-01-15 1967-02-28 Joseph C Finnigan Attachment for vehicle safety belts and shoulder harness
US3291528A (en) * 1965-10-19 1966-12-13 Dwight M Sencabaugh Seat belt straightener
US3572833A (en) * 1969-03-06 1971-03-30 Ford Motor Co Vehicle shoulder harness arrangement

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US4192530A (en) * 1977-08-29 1980-03-11 Allied Chemical Corporation Passive seat belt system
US4319769A (en) * 1980-05-12 1982-03-16 General Motors Corporation Tether belt for passive shoulder belt system
US4786078A (en) * 1987-06-22 1988-11-22 Schreier Steven E Shoulder belt adjuster
US4832367A (en) * 1987-10-13 1989-05-23 Lisenby David L Belt restraining apparatus for automobile passengers
US5000481A (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-03-19 Chrysler Corporation Locking device for vehicle seat belts
US5154446A (en) * 1990-07-27 1992-10-13 Darlene Blake Shoulder belt adjustment device for seat belt systems
US5135257A (en) * 1990-08-20 1992-08-04 Short Thomas T Adjustable breakaway seat belt shoulder harness comfort strap
JP2596500B2 (ja) 1991-03-14 1997-04-02 ゴールダー，トーマス・ジェイ 拘束装置
US5335957A (en) * 1991-03-14 1994-08-09 Golder Thomas J Restraint device
AU655476B2 (en) * 1991-03-14 1994-12-22 Mathieson-Smith, Lesley Anne Restraint device
US5178439A (en) * 1992-03-17 1993-01-12 Mccracken Richard S Child safety belt sleeve
US5579561A (en) * 1995-03-07 1996-12-03 Smith; Keith T. Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats
US5599060A (en) * 1995-11-06 1997-02-04 Gerry Baby Products Company Child's booster seat for vehicles
US6302490B1 (en) 1996-05-24 2001-10-16 Patrick Hanna Seatbelt chest protector
US6203110B1 (en) 1998-08-31 2001-03-20 Judy P. Proteau Seat belt adjuster
US6174032B1 (en) 1999-08-06 2001-01-16 Brian J. Conaway Shoulder strap repositioner for vehicle seat belt assembly
US6484369B1 (en) 2000-04-18 2002-11-26 Brian J. Conaway Positioning device for vehicle seat belt assembly
WO2002022406A1 (en) * 2000-09-12 2002-03-21 Andum Ab Safety belt system
US20040155451A1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-08-12 Zhaoxia Xu Seat belt restraint system with double shoulder belts
WO2004069594A3 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-11-25 Zhaoxia Xu Seat belt restraint system with double shoulder belts
US6871876B2 (en) * 2003-02-07 2005-03-29 Zhaoxia Xu Seat belt restraint system with double shoulder belts
US20040160051A1 (en) * 2003-02-14 2004-08-19 Ching-Shan Cheng Four-point seat restraint
US6869105B2 (en) 2003-02-14 2005-03-22 General Motors Corporation Four-point seat restraint

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BE770856A (fr) 1971-12-16
SE373287B (sv) 1975-02-03
GB1314645A (en) 1973-04-26
ES197734Y (es) 1975-11-01
FR2105358A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-04-28
NL7110933A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-03-06

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