# US 10,246,045 B2 · Harness bar assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,045 B2 - Document ID: US10246045B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/585,836 - Filed: 2017-05-03 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-03 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: David Clyde - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246045B2 ## CPC - B60R 22/26: secured to the seat - B60N 2/012: {The seat support being a part of the vehicle body or chassis} - B60R 22/023: {Three-point seat belt systems comprising two side lower and one side upper anchoring devices (B60R22/022, B60R22/03 take precedence)} - B60R 22/12: Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005}) - B60R 22/18: Anchoring devices - B60R 22/22: secured to the vehicle floor - B60N 2/06: slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) - B60R 2022/027: {Four-point seat belt systems, e.g. with the two upper points connected together} - B60R 2022/1818: {Belt guides} - B60R 2022/263: {Front seats} - B60R 2022/266: {Rear seats, e.g. benches} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A vehicle includes a body. A front seat and a rear seat are each supported by the body. A seat belt buckle is supported by the rear seat. A harness bar is supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat. A webbing is attached to the harness bar. A tongue is attached to the webbing. The tongue is engageable with the seat belt buckle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a body; a front seat and a rear seat each supported by the body; a seat belt buckle supported by the rear seat; a harness bar supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat; a webbing attached to the harness bar; and a tongue attached to the webbing and engaged with the seat belt buckle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a shoulder strap attached to the harness bar. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle of claim 2, further comprising a front seat belt buckle supported by the front seat and a front tongue attached to the shoulder strap, the front tongue being engageable with the front seat belt buckle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The vehicle of claim 2, further comprising a guide attached to the harness bar, wherein a portion of the shoulder strap is disposed between the guide and the harness bar. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the body includes front seat rails, and the front seat and the harness bar are each supported by the front seat rails. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the body includes a floor, and the harness bar is supported by the floor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tongue is fixed to the webbing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a second webbing attached to the harness bar, wherein the tongue is attached to the second webbing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the webbing extends in a first direction from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing being designed to stretch in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle of claim 10, wherein the webbing is a fabric having a weave pattern, and an amount in which the webbing stretches in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction is determined by at least the weave pattern of the fabric. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the harness bar is tubular. ### Claim 13 A harness bar assembly comprising: a harness bar configured to attach to a body of a vehicle; a webbing attached to the harness bar; a tongue attached to the webbing, the tongue being configured to engage a seat belt buckle on a rear seat of the vehicle; a shoulder strap attached to the harness bar; and a front tongue attached to the shoulder strap, the front tongue being configured to engage a front seat belt buckle on a front seat of the vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The harness bar assembly of claim 13, further comprising a guide attached to the harness bar, wherein a portion of the shoulder strap is disposed between the guide and the harness bar. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The harness bar assembly of claim 13, wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The harness bar assembly of claim 13, wherein the webbing extends in a first direction from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing being designed to stretch in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The harness bar assembly of claim 16, wherein the webbing is a fabric having a weave pattern, and an amount in which the webbing stretches in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction is determined by at least the weave pattern of the fabric. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The harness bar assembly of claim 13, wherein the harness bar is tubular. ### Claim 19 A vehicle comprising: a body; a front seat and a rear seat each supported by the body; a seat belt buckle supported by the rear seat; a harness bar supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat; a webbing attached to the harness bar; and a tongue attached to the webbing, the tongue being engageable with the seat belt buckle; wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing.