.~ Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness {9}
480
.~.~ Inertia-responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness
DEFINITION
Classification: 297/480
Inertia responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness:
(under subclass 468) Apparatus wherein the straplike member
allows at least some limited movement of the occupant's body relative to his seat while the straplike member is in the position of engagement about the occupant's body and includes means responsive to a sudden deceleration, an impact condition, or any other sudden, unexpected motion condition imposed upon the seating device or its supporting structure to either (a) lock the straplike member against protraction or extension thereof by the occupant's body as the occupant is forced against the straplike member so as to restrain the occupant to his seat or (b) tighten the straplike member by means of a take-up device about the occupant's body so as to restrain the occupant to his seat.
