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US 10,703,329 B2Granted
Seatbelt assembly including a two-point seatbelt
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat, and a first seatbelt having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first seatbelt is coupled to the seat. The seat assembly includes a latch plate and a second seatbelt. The latch plate is fixed to the second end of the first seatbelt, and the second seatbelt is slideably coupled to the latch plate. The first seatbelt and the second seatbelt increase lateral support of the occupant during, e.g., a rollover event, oblique or side impacts.
Claims11
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a first seatbelt having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the seat;
- a latch plate fixed to the second end of the first seatbelt;
- a second seatbelt slideably coupled to the latch plate;
- and
- a buckle fixed to the seat and being releasably engageable with the latch plate in a buckled position;
- in the buckled position, the first seatbelt being positioned to extend from the latch plate across one shoulder of an occupant and the second seatbelt being positioned to extend from the latch plate across the other shoulder of the occupant;
- and
- the seat includes a seat back and a head restraint supported by the seat back, the head restraint defining a guide passage, and the first seatbelt extending through the guide passage;
- wherein the head restrain has a perimeter and defines a slit, the slit extending from the perimeter to the guide passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.