Safety belt
AssigneeCarl F. Schroth GmbH
InventorJacques Barral
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Abstract
A safety belt for racing cars and rally sports cars which includes two shoulder belts and a lap belt which can be coupled to the shoulder belt by means of a buckle. The belts are at least indirectly fastened to the car frame. In the two shoulder belts of the safety belt, the kinetic energy resulting from an impact is converted to a different extent and the conversion of the kinetic energy takes place in the shoulder belts within time periods which are shifted relative to each other. As a result, the two shoulder belts are elongated asymmetrically and permit a rotation of the torso of the driver and a subsequent forward displacement of one shoulder relative to the other shoulder.
Claims6
In a safety belt to be worn by a driver of a car, the safety belt including two shoulder belts and a lap belt, and a buckle for coupling the lap belt to the shoulder belt, wherein the belts are at least indirectly fastened to the car frame, the improvement comprising the shoulder belts including means for converting the kinetic energy resulting from an impact of the car to a different extent and for converting the kinetic energy in the two shoulder belts in time periods which are shifted relative to each other, so that the two shoulder belts are elongated asymmetrically and permit a rotation of the torso of the driver and a subsequent forward displacement of one shoulder of the driver relative to the other shoulder.
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