Shoulder strap bracket
OwnerRobert C. Fisherinventor
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Abstract
A restraint system for an automotive vehicle or the like includes a seat belt and a shoulder strap. The shoulder strap has one end anchored to a retractor mounted on the vehicle body and the other end to a buckle. An intermediate portion of the shoulder strap extends through a slot in a bracket which is secured to the vehicle body. A liner of smooth plastic material is provided about the slot in the bracket to cover the raw metal edges and thereby prevent cutting of belt fibers, folding over, bunching, or otherwise overstressing the belt.
Claims9
In a bracket for supporting a shoulder strap which extends through a slot therein, first and second plastic end elements in said slot, said elements being of U-shape and having a groove in the outer edge thereof for receiving the edge of the bracket slot, and a third plastic element having a grove along one edge insertable between said end elements to form a continuous plastic wall covering the outermost edge and ends of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.