Seat belt height adjuster
AssigneeAlliedSignal Inc.
InventorsRudy V. Thomas, Robert C. Pfeiffer
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Abstract
A height adjuster (10) useful to adjust the height of a safety belt webbing, comprising: a frame (12) having a plurality of spaced locking formations (18); a carrier (16) movably mounted upon the frame comprising; a handle assembly (40) for locking the carrier into a designated one of the locking formations (18) comprising: a locking pin (50) movable into and out from the designated locking formation and biased by a first spring (134) toward the locking formations: and activation assembly (60,70,90), comprising variable height spring (90) for initiating retraction of the pin from the designated locking formation in response to a squeezing or clamping action, the carrier being movable along the frame with the locking pin (50) disengaged from any locking formation.
Claims13
A device (10) useful to adjust the height of a safety belt webbing, comprising:
- a frame (12) having a plurality of spaced locking formations (18);
- a carrier (16) movably mounted upon the frame comprising;
- handle assembly means (40) for moving the carrier and for locking the carrier into a designated one of the locking formations (18) comprising:
- a locking pin (50) movable into and out from the designated locking formation;
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- first means (60,70,90), comprising a center collapsible, variable height cup shaped means (90) with an associated periphery thereof for initiating retraction of the pin from the designated locking formation in response to a squeezing or clamping action, generally oppositely received at arbitrary, locations about the periphery of the spring means, the carrier being movable along the frame with the locking pin (50) disengaged from any locking formation.
A device (10) useful to adjust the height of a safety belt webbing, comprising:
- a frame (12) having a plurality of spaced locking formations (18);
- a carrier (16) movably mounted upon the frame comprising:
- handle assembly means (40) for moving the carrier and for locking the carrier into a designated one of the locking formations (18) comprising:
- a locking pin (50) movable into and out from the designated locking formation;
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- first means (60,70,90), comprising center collapsible, variable height spring means (90) for initiating retraction of the pin from the designated locking formation in response to a squeezing or clamping action, the carrier being movable along the frame with the locking pin (50) disengaged from any locking formation wherein the first means comprises:
- a cylindrical first sleeve (60) having a central bore (62) therethrough,
- a bearing plate (70), located about the first sleeve, the bearing plate including first spring retaining means (72) for receiving a first side (94) of the spring means (90),
- a second sleeve (80) slidably received about the first sleeve (60) connected and movable with the locking pin (50) and including second spring retaining means (84) for receiving an opposing side (92) of the spring means (90).
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