Lap Loop Three Point Seatbelt System

A motor vehicle seatbelt restraint system of a type for restraining an occupant in a seat, the restraint system being configured to provide a stowed condition and a donned condition wherein a shoulder belt section wraps across the upper torso of the occupant and a lap belt section wraps across the lower torso of the occupant, the belt system comprising:

• belt webbing in one or more lengths forming the shoulder belt section and the lap belt section,
• a belt retractor affixed to the webbing and allowing extraction and retraction of the webbing as the system is changed between the stowed and donned conditions,
• a buckle,
• a loop tongue detachably affixable to the buckle and having an end of the webbing affixed thereto, the tongue having a slot for allowing a segment of the webbing to pass through the tongue as the system is changed between the stowed and donned conditions, the lap and shoulder belt sections extending from the tongue when the system is in the donned condition, and
• the retractor, the buckle, and the tongue arranged to form two layers of the webbing for the lap belt section and a single layer of the webbing for the shoulder belt section.