OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS HAVING TENSIONING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE MANUFACTURE

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to tensioning devices and associated systems for use with child seats and other personal restraint systems. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a buckle includes a manual tensioning device configured to provide fine- tuning of harness tension when securing an occupant (e.g., a child) in a safety seat. In another embodiment, tensioning components can be configured to provide a means of dynamically adding tension in a restraint harness during crash event.