Patents by Inventor Gerry Rawson

Gerry Rawson 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).

  • Prewound retractor spring housing assembly
    Patent number: 4159809
    Abstract: A prewound retractor spring housing assembly for mounting to a preassembled safety belt retractor having a storage reel shaft end protruding from a side wall of the retractor, the shaft end having a retraction spring end receiving slot, has a spring mounting base means for receiving a retractor coil spring to be prewound thereon, spring cup means for encompassing the coil spring when prewound on the base means and for cooperating with the base means to prewind the spring to a desired prewound condition, means for locking the cup means to the base means and means for mounting the assembly to the safety belt retractor in a manner to automatically place the prewound spring in biasing relation to the safety belt reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Assignee: American Safety Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Gerry Rawson