Patents
US 12344187 B2: Web retractor with damper to resist spool rotation
- Granted
- 2025-07-01
- Filed
- 2021-03-26 application 17913046
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A damped web retractor may include a frame, a spool including a spool shaft rotatably mounted to the frame, wherein the spool is configured to couple to one end of a web such that the web wraps around the spool as the spool shaft rotates relative to the frame in a web take up direction and such that the web unwraps from the spool as the spool shaft rotates in a web pay out direction, and a damper operatively coupled to the spool shaft, the damper configured to resist rotation of the spool shaft in at least one rotational direction.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250701.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas W. Bittner | Indianapolis, IN | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/341 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P7/0823 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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