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US 6,935,701 · App. 10/792,776 · Granted Aug 30, 2005

Articulating lock adjustable turning loop

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Patent No.
US 6,935,701
App. No.
10/792,776
Granted
Aug 30, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

An adjustable turning loop for a vehicle comprises a rail and a slide for a web guide. The slide is slideably received on the rail. A lock maintains a slide at a position on the rail. The lock has a locked condition limiting movement of the slide on the rail and an unlocked condition allowing movement of the slide on the rail. The lock comprises a first member and a second member. The first member and the second member pivot relative to the rail. The first member and the second member engage the rail in the locked condition and disengage from the rail in the unlocked condition.

Claims (33)

1. A height adjuster for a seat belt web guide comprising:

a rail;

a slide for a web guide, said slide slideably received on said rail;

an actuator, said actuator having a first member and a second member for maintaining said slide at a position on said rail, said actuator having a locked condition limiting movement of said slide on said rail and an unlocked condition allowing movement of said slide on said rail;

a securing member, said securing member securing said web guide to said slide and being a pivot point about which said first member and second member pivots; and

wherein said first member and said second member engaged with said rail in said locked condition and disengaged from said rail in said unlocked condition wherein said first member is rotatably pivotable about an axis of said securing member and biased to pivot against said rail in a clockwise direction and said second member is rotatable about an axis of said securing member and biased to pivot against said rail.

2. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 1 wherein said first member and said second member are in contact with said rail in said locked condition.

3. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 2 wherein said rail has teeth for engaging said first member and said second member.

4. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 3 wherein said first member has a first edge and said second member has a second edge, said first edge and said second edge engaged with said teeth in said locked condition.

5. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 1 wherein said first member is biased to pivot against said rail in a clockwise direction and said second member is biased to pivot against said rail in a counterclockwise direction.

6. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first member and said second member comprises a loop, said rail disposed in said loop.

7. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 1 wherein said first member and said second member are biased in said locked condition.

8. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 5 including a spring for biasing said first member and said second member to be in said locked condition.

9. A height adjuster for a seat belt web guide comprising:

a rail;

a slide for a web guide, said slide slideably received on said rail;

a securing member, said securing member securing said web guide to said slide;

an actuator for maintaining said slide at a position on said rail, said actuator having a locked condition limiting movement of said slide on said rail and an unlocked condition allowing movement of said slide on said rail;

said actuator comprises a first loop and a second loop, said first loop and said second loop being rotatable pivotable about an axis of said securing member, said rail disposed in said first loop and said second loop and pivotable relative to said first loop and said second loop; and

wherein said first loop has a first edge and said second loop has a second edge, said first edge and said second edge engaged with said rail in said locked condition and disengaged from said rail in said unlocked condition.

10. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 9 wherein said rail has teeth for engaging said first edge of said first loop and said second edge of said second loop.

11. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 9 wherein said first loop is biased to pivot against said rail in a clockwise direction and said second loop is biased to pivot against said rail in a counterclockwise direction.

12. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 9 wherein said first loop and said second loop are biased in said locked condition.

13. The height adjuster for a seat belt web guide of claim 9 including a spring for biasing said first loop and said second loop to be in said locked condition.

14. A locking mechanism for a vehicle component comprising:

one or more rails for attachment to a vehicle body;

one or more slides for movably mounting a seat belt web guide or a vehicle seat, each slide slideably received on a rail;

a securing member, said securing member securing said web guide or vehicle seat to each slide;

one or more actuators for maintaining said slide at a position on said rail, each actuator having a locked condition limiting movement of said slide on said rail and said unlocked condition allowing movement of said slide on said rail; and

each of said actuators comprising a first member and a second member, said first member and said second member each being rotatable pivotable about an axis of said securing member and pivotable relative to said rail, said first member and said second member engaged with said rail in said locked condition and disengaged from said rail in said unlocked condition.

15. The locking mechanism for a vehicle component of claim 14 wherein at least one of said first member and said second member comprises a loop, said rail disposed in said loop.

16. The locking mechanism for a vehicle component of claim 14 wherein said vehicle component comprises a web guide for a seat belt.

17. The locking mechanism for a vehicle component of claim 14 wherein said vehicle component comprises a vehicle seat.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057775/0771 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0461 →
RELEASE OF INTEREST IN PATENTS- RELEASE OF REEL/FRAME 033673/0524 Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE OF FLORIDA, LLC; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 045933/0563 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 045927/0330 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 2, 2014
From: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 033673/0524 →
RELEASE OF INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL Recorded Sep 2, 2014
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; HAMLIN INCORPORATED; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE WEST, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE, LP; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY ELECTRONICS OF NEVADA, INC.; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033666/0605 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE TO RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL AND THE RECEIVING PARTY NAMES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031327 FRAME 676. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL. SEE ALSO THE ATTACHED DECLARATION. Recorded Aug 12, 2014
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; KSS HOLDINGS, INC.; KSS ACQUISITION COMPANY; BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.; HAMLIN INCORPORATED; KEY ASIAN HOLDINGS, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, INC.; KEY AUTOMOTIVE, LP; KEY CAYMAN GP LLC; KEY ELECTRONICS OF NEVADA, INC.; KEY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; KEY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS FOREIGN HOLDCO, LLC; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033521/0223 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2013
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031327/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 4, 2013
From: CITICORP USA, INC.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 029565/0125 →