Patents by Inventor Thomas Haberzeth

Thomas Haberzeth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Inertial reel assembly for a safety belt
    Patent number: 5368251
    Abstract: An inertial reel assembly for use with a safety belt. The reel assembly includes a spindle portion rotatably mounted within a housing for take up and pay out of the safety belt. The spindle is formed with plurality of teeth which engage and lock with the plurality of teeth formed within the interior of the housing. The spindle is mounted to move along an arc passing through its center point so that the spindle teeth may lock with the housing teeth. The housing teeth may include a flat section formed at the tips of the housing teeth for preventing the engagement of the spindle teeth with corresponding housing teeth when the spindle teeth are angularly misaligned with respect to the housing teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Autoliv-Kolb GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Haberzeth