Positionally adjustable holding device for an engaging member of a safety belt

Holding device for adjusting the position of a fastening member (12, 14) of a safety belt along a holding track (20) in various selectable positions, comprising said holding track forms an elongated slot (42), said slot (42) having a plurality of pairs of recesses (44) spaced apart along the elongated direction of said slot (42) with the recesses in each said pair of recesses being located opposite one another, a sliding member (22) arranged to receive said fastening member (12, 14) for the safety belt supported in said holding track (20) and being displaceable along said holding track, said sliding member (22) having a bearing bolt (60) thereon extending through and axially transversely of the elongated direction of said slot (42) and being movable freely along the elongated direction of said slot, said sliding member (22) including a locking pin (58) axially alignable with said bearing bolt (60), said locking pin having a central borehole (62) in one end thereof arranged for displaceably receiving said bearing bolt (60), said locking pin (58) being selectively engageable into said pairs of recesses (44) but not being engageable within said slot (42) between said recesses, spring means (70) biasing said locking pin (58) toward said holding track (20) and said bearing bolt (60), and an actuating handle (76) attached to said locking pin for displacing said locking pin (58) against the force of said spring means (70) so that said locking pin can be released from engagement with said pairs of recesses (44).