Dynamic Test Rig for Safety Belts
12th January 1962, Page 64
12th January 1962
Page 64

Page 64, 12th January 1962
— Dynamic Test Rig for Safety Belts
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THE British Standards Institution announced last week that work is to start sbon on a dynamic rig which will be used for development testing of safety belts at their Hemel Hempstead research centre. Belts for test will be fitted to a dummy on a trolley which will be accelerated along a 100-ft. track at speeds up to 40 m.p.h., and stopped in distances varying from 3 in, to trolley can thus be decelerated ; 240g if desired; the .current its of safety belts to meet the B.S.I. ments impose a load equiv.alent This will not he changed at though the Standard is nos extended to include new durability of webbing.