US Patent Issued to EDISON LAB. on June 30 for "Belt retractor, bag using belt retractor, and helmet" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,174, issued on June 30, was assigned to EDISON LAB. Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Belt retractor, bag using belt retractor, and helmet" was invented by Kota Ogawa (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt retractor comprises: an outer member into which the strap belt can be inserted; core parts rotatably provided inside the outer member; and, an elastic member provided between the core parts and the outer member at a position axially displaced with respect to a belt winding part in the core parts, the core parts having an insertion part into which the strap belt is inserted, and the strap belt winding around the core part...