Back to results
US 11,345,306 B1Granted
Seatbelt extension system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A system includes a base. The system includes a buckle movable away from the base from a retracted position to an extended position. The system includes a lock movable from a locked position that maintains the buckle at the retracted position to an unlocked position that permits movement of the buckle to the extended position. The system includes a spring urging the buckle toward the retracted position.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a base;
- a buckle movable away from the base from a retracted position to an extended position;
- a lock movable from a locked position that maintains the buckle at the retracted position to an unlocked position that permits movement of the buckle to the extended position;
- and
- a spring urging the buckle toward the retracted position.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a base;
- a buckle movable from a retracted position away from the base to an extended position;
- a lock movable from a locked position that maintains the buckle at the retracted position to an unlocked position that permits movement of the buckle to the extended position;
- and
- a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the lock from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to determining that tension of a seatbelt is above a predetermined threshold and that a vehicle impact has not been detected.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.