Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retractor with space-saving features
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Application No.: US16201156Application Date: 2018-11-27
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Publication No.: US11597312B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Edgardo Cardona , Patrick Girardin
- Applicant: VALEDA COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US FL Oakland Park
- Assignee: VALEDA COMPANY
- Current Assignee: VALEDA COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Oakland Park
- Agent Daniel Tallitsch
- Main IPC: B60P7/08
- IPC: B60P7/08 ; A61G3/08

Abstract:
A retractor may include various features that reduce the amount of space necessary to secure an object, for example, a wheelchair in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the webbing is designed to come off of the top of the retractor spool, which shifts the webbing take-off point from the spool rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In another embodiment, the retractor is provided with a webbing guide that rotates around at least a portion of the circumference of the retractor spool. The rotatable guide also shifts the take-off point from the webbing guide rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In yet another embodiment, the retractor is provided with both a rotatable webbing guide and webbing that comes off of the top of the spool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092214A1 Retractor With Space-Saving Features Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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