Energy absorbing seat belt webbing
AssigneeAllied Chemical Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Pickett, Steven N. Acs
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Abstract
Energy absorbing seat belt restraint comprising a thin, flexible elongated element having a length substantially greater than its width and adapted for securing a wearer in a vehicle, the element being provided with at least one integral discontinuity along its length, whereby said element is capable of absorbing kinetic energy imparted thereto by movement of the wearer thereagainst.
Claims13
An energy absorbing seat belt restraint comprising seat belt webbing adapted for securing a wearer in a vehicle, said webbing being formed from warp and weft yarns, and at least one integral discontinuity in said warp yarns along the length of said webbing, whereby said webbing is capable of absorbing kinetic energy imparted thereto by movement of said wearer thereagainst, said restraint being in a form adapted for storage on a seat belt retractor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.