Safe belt
AssigneeKey Safety Systems, Inc.
InventorJohn Bell
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Abstract
A vehicle seat belt system (20) has a seat belt webbing (22) which is attached to a tongue (30) that fastens into a buckle mechanism (6) fixed to a load bearing part of the vehicle. The belt system (20) has a seat belt retractor (40), a seat belt webbing (22) with a lap belt portion (23) appropriately anchored and shoulder harness portion (25) , a self-adjustable webbing guide (65) and a vertical strap webbing (55). The self-adjusting webbing guide (65) includes a pivoting guide (66) connected to a locking mechanism (70) activated by a forward movement of the occupant (1, 100) extending the shoulder webbing (25).
Claims21
A vehicle seat belt system (20) having a seat belt webbing (22) which is attached to a tongue (30) that fastens into a buckle mechanism (6) fixed to a load bearing part of the vehicle;
- the belt system (20) comprising:
- a seat belt retractor (40);
- a seat belt webbing (22) having a lap belt portion (23) and a shoulder harness portion (25), the lap belt portion (23) appropriately anchored and the shoulder harness portion (25) connected at one end to the seat belt retractor (40), the seat belt webbing (22) releasably connected to the buckle mechanism (6) at the tongue (30) and extending to an upper anchorage location (41);
- a self-adjusting webbing guide (65);
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- a vertical strap webbing (55) extending from a lower portion located inside or behind a seat back (2) extending upwardly to an intermediate location passing through a passageway or slot (84) in the seat back (2) and extending against the seat back (2) passing through the webbing guide (65) to an upper anchorage (41).
A vehicle seat belt system (20) having a seat belt webbing (22) which is attached to a tongue (30) that fastens into a buckle mechanism (6) fixed to a load bearing part of the vehicle;
- the belt system (20) comprising:
- a seat belt retractor (40);
- a seat belt webbing (22) having a lap belt portion (23) and a shoulder harness portion (25), the lap belt portion (22) appropriately anchored and the shoulder harness portion (25) connected at one end to the seat belt retractor (40), the seat belt webbing (22) releasably connected to the buckle mechanism (6) at the tongue (30) and extending to an upper anchorage location (41);
- a self-adjusting webbing guide (65) wherein the self-adjusting web guide (65) moves automatically in relation to a shoulder height of the occupant (1, 100);
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- a vertical strap webbing (55) extending from a lower portion located inside or behind a seat back (2) extending upwardly to an intermediate location passing through a passageway or slot (84) in the seat back (2) and extending against the seat back (2) passing through the webbing guide (65) to an upper anchorage (41).
A vehicle seat belt system (20) having a seat belt webbing (22) which is attached to a tongue (30) that fastens into a buckle mechanism (6) fixed to a load bearing part of the vehicle;
- the belt system (20) comprising:
- a seat belt retractor (40);
- a seat belt webbing (22) having a lap belt portion (23) and a shoulder harness portion (25), the lap belt portion (23) appropriately anchored and the shoulder harness portion (25) connected at one end to the seat belt retractor (40), the seat belt webbing (22) releasably connected to the buckle mechanism (6) at the tongue (30) and extending to an upper anchorage location (41);
- a self-adjusting webbing guide (65);
- a vertical strap webbing (55) extending from a lower portion located inside or behind a seat back (2) extending upwardly to an intermediate location passing through a passageway or slot in the seat back (2) and extending against the seat back (2) passing through the webbing guide (65) to an upper anchorage (41);
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- a shock absorbing spring (80) wherein the vertical strap webbing (55) at a lower end is attached to the shock absorbing spring (80), the shock absorbing spring (80) being attached to the seat frame (15).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.