US 12,233,815 B1
Vehicle securement assembly and method for monitoring vehicle securement assemblies
Scott Ivan Fenton, Sinclairville, NY (US); and Stephen Myron French, Jr., Warren, PA (US)
Filed by Scott Ivan Fenton, Sinclairville, NY (US); and Stephen Myron French, Jr., Warren, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/347,648.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/039,714, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Int. Cl. B60R 22/48 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/48 (2013.01) [A61G 5/10 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4825 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4858 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retractable securement assembly, comprising:
a frame;
a shaft rotatably connected to the frame, the shaft including a first end and a second end;
a spring assembly connected to the first end, the spring assembly operatively arranged to bias the shaft in a first circumferential direction;
a line connected to the shaft and arranged to form a coil around the shaft in a fully retracted state; and
an electronics assembly, comprising:
a plate non-rotatably connected to the second end;
a circuit operatively arranged proximate the plate to retrieve information about the shaft or the line; and
a transmitter including a first antenna operatively arranged to wirelessly transmit the information to a remote location;
wherein the circuit comprises a wireless power transmission receiver operatively arranged to convert received radio frequency (RF) signals to direct current (DC) power, the wireless power transmission receiver including a second antenna that wraps around the circuit.