Patent ID: 9150190
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A62B,B29C,B60R,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sealing locking components of a retractor, wherein the locking components cooperate with a spool shaft extending from a rotatable spool of the retractor to selectively lock rotation of the spool, and wherein the spool shaft rotates with the rotatable spool, the apparatus comprising: an open-ended housing having a base defining a first opening therethrough into an interior of the housing, the base of the housing mounted to the retractor with the spool shaft accessible via the first opening, the locking components arranged within the interior of the housing, a first sealing member extending about and engaging a periphery of the first opening and also extending about and engaging a periphery of the spool shaft, the first sealing member blocking ingress of moisture and particles to the locking component, and a cover hermetically attached to the open end of the housing.