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The invention provides an apparatus for automatically moving the tongue of a seat belt into a position in which it may conveniently be grasped by an operator for insertion into a buckle. The apparatus comprises an inflatable bellows engageable with the tongue and extensible into the position by the

The invention provides an apparatus for automatically moving the tongue of a seat belt into a position in which it may conveniently be grasped by an operator for insertion into a buckle. The apparatus comprises an inflatable bellows engageable with the tongue and extensible into the position by the application of pressure. The bellows may be retracted by vacuum pressure or by integral resilient means in response to the tongue having been inserted into the buckle.

대표청구항 ▼

An apparatus for automatically moving the tongue of a seat belt from a storage position within an automotive vehicle to a position for convenient manual insertion into a buckle, comprising: a seat belt including tongue means movable between a retracted position and an extended position; inflatable m

An apparatus for automatically moving the tongue of a seat belt from a storage position within an automotive vehicle to a position for convenient manual insertion into a buckle, comprising: a seat belt including tongue means movable between a retracted position and an extended position; inflatable means connectible to a source of pressure for movement between a retracted storage condition and an extended condition; means for operatively connecting the inflatable means and the tongue means at least during movement from the retracted condition to extended condition for moving the tongue to the extended position; and means for controlling the movement of the inflatable means such that in its extended condition it puts the tongue substantially into the position for convenient manual insertion into the buckle.