Patents
US 12071096 B2: Web length adjuster
- Granted
- 2024-08-27
- Filed
- 2022-12-14 application 18065750
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A web length adjuster may include a frame having a base and spaced-apart sidewalls each extending away from the base, a reaction bar mounted to and between the sidewalls and defining a first web clamping surface extending at least partially along a length of the reaction bar between the sidewalls of the frame, and a handle assembly rotatably mounted to and between the sidewalls and defining a second web clamping surface extending at least partially along a length of the handle assembly between the sidewalls of the frame, the handle assembly rotatable relative to the frame between a first position to clamp a web of a vehicle occupant restraint web between the first and second clamping surfaces and a second position to allow the web to pass between the first and second clamping surfaces. The first and second clamping surfaces may define opposite curvatures in transverse cross-section.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240827.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. 70 patents | US company or organization | Westfield, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Andrew BEADLE | Westfield, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Grubbs Farrar | Westfield, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris P. Jessup | Sheridan, IN | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A44B | Buttons, pins, buckles, slide fasteners, or the like | A44B11/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEADLE, NATHAN ANDREW signed 2023-01-13 FARRAR, MATTHEW GRUBBS signed 2023-01-13 JESSUP, CHRIS P. signed 2023-01-13 | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. WESTFIELD, IN | 62419/600 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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