US 3,993,328 A · Vehicle door mounted continuous loop system

Abstract

A single continuous loop safety belt harness assembly for a vehicle has a retractor which is attached to a first end of a safety belt harness for retractably storing and adjustably anchoring the safety belt, and which is mounted in a rearward position upon the vehicle door. A belt guide is provided for receiving the belt extending upward from the retractor, and for directing the belt in a downward direction diagonally across the torso of the occupant seated in the vehicle. A second end of the belt is attached to a lower portion of the door by means of an anchor. A releasable connector is mounted upon the belt between the belt guide and the anchor, for connecting a central portion of the belt to a floor-mounted buckling member on the opposite side of the occupant's seat from the door, thereby forming a safety harness assembly wherein a portion of the belt is directed diagonally downward across the torso of the occupant from the belt guide on the door and a second portion of the belt is directed horizontally across the pelvic region of the occupant from the anchor. The entire safety belt harness assembly is mounted upon the vehicle door such that, when the assembly is not in use, the entire belt is retracted to a position adjacent the door and is swung completely out of the way of the occupant upon the opening of the door, thereby allowing unimpeded entrance to and egress from the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A single continuous loop safety belt harness assembly for a vehicle having a passenger admitting door adjacent a passenger seat within the vehicle with a floor mounted safety belt anchoring means secured to said vehicle inboard of said seat relative to said door comprising:

a single length of safety belt and means for securing its opposite ends to said door;
and
connector means mounted to said safety belt intermediate its ends for releasable attachment to said anchoring means when said door is closed, whereby said safety belt, means for securing its opposite ends to said door and connector means are all mounted entirely upon said door for a swinging movement therewith when said connector means is not attached to said anchoring means.

A single continuous loop safety belt harness assembly for a vehicle having a door with latch means, a seat and a floor-mounted buckling member, said safety harness assembly comprising:

retractor means attached to a first end of a safety harness belt for retractably storing and adjustably anchoring said belt and including mounting means for mounting said retractor means in a rearward position upon said vehicle door;
belt guide means mounted upon the frame of said vehicle door in a position above said retractor means for receiving said belt extending upward from said retractor means and for directing said belt in a downward direction diagonally across the torso of an occupant seated in said vehicle seat;
anchor means attached to a second end of said belt and including mounting means for mounting said anchor means upon said vehicle door in a lower portion thereof;
and
releasable connector means mounted upon said belt between said belt guide means and said anchor means for anchoring the central portion of said belt to said vehicle floor-mounted buckling member on the side of said vehicle seat opposite said vehicle door thereby forming a safety harness assembly wherein a portion of said belt is directed diagonally downward across the torso of the occupant from the belt guide means on said door and a second portion of said belt is directed horizontally across the pelvic region of the occupant from the anchor means on said door;
whereby said safety harness belt, retractor means, belt guide means, releasable connector means, and anchor means are mounted entirely upon said vehicle door such that when the assembly is not in use the entire belt is retracted into a position adjacent the door and is swung completely out of the way of the occupant upon the opening of said door thereby allowing unimpeded entrance and egress from said vehicle by said occupant.

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Vehicle door mounted continuous loop system

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