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US 4,786,078 AGranted
Shoulder belt adjuster
OwnerSteven E. Schreier, John E. Schreierinventors
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Abstract
A shoulder belt adjuster for positioning the lower end of a shoulder belt/lap belt combination having a housing which can be clamped to a lap belt to hold the shoulder belt adjuster in a fixed position on the lap belt and a looped member connected to the housing for forming a loop for slideably supporting a shoulder belt to permit positioning of the lower end of the shoulder belt.
Claims6
A shoulder belt adjuster for positioning the lower end of a shoulder belt/lap belt combination to prevent the shoulder belt from rubbing on the neck of a shorter person comprising:
- a housing for attaching to a lap, said housing including a first clamp plate for engaging a first surface of a lap belt and a second clamp plate for engaging a second surface of a lap belt;
- means for temporarily clamping said housing to a lap belt to hold said shoulder belt adjuster in a fixed position on said lap belt;
- a further member connected to said housing, said further member forming a loop for slideably supporting a shoulder belt to permit a user to move forward in the seat;
- said first clamp plate and said second clamp plate coacting to permit a user to laterally position the lower end of the shoulder with respect to the user's body to alter the angle that the should belt extends upward to thereby prevent the shoulder belt from rubbing on the user's neck.
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