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US 4,357,035 AGranted
Flexible belt positioning arm
AssigneeAmerican Safety Equipment Corporation
InventorNazareth Stamboulian
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AssigneeAmerican Safety Equipment Corporation
InventorNazareth Stamboulian
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An improved three-point passive belt restraint system having a flexible shoulder belt positioning arm. The flexible belt positioning arm is adapted for positioning the shoulder belt adjacent the occupants shoulder when the belt restraint system is in the occupant restraint position. Further, the flexible belt positioning arm is mounted to a sled whereby the sled and positioning arm are moved away from the occupant to an occupant non-restraint position upon door opening. The flexible belt positioning arm includes an upper tube arm attached to the sled and a lower tube arm which includes a web guide for guiding and positioning the shoulder belt adjacent the occupant's shoulder. The upper and lower tube arms are connected at their inner ends by a flexible connection. The flexible connection allows flexing of the upper and lower tube arms relative each other to prevent occupant injury during crash conditions or inadvertent contact.
A flexible belt positioning arm adapted for use in a three point passive belt restraint system having two lower seat belt segments and an upper shoulder belt segment, the belt segments being movable between occupant restraint and non-restraint positions, the flexible belt positioning arm being adapted for positioning said upper shoulder belt segment about an occupant in a vehicle, the flexible belt positioning arm comprising:
In a three point passive restraint system having two lower seat belt segments and an upper shoulder belt segment for restraining an occupant in a vehicle wherein the improvement comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.