Web guide and emergency locking assembly

An improved seat belt utilizing a web guide and emergency locking means comprising:

• a mounting frame for mounting the web guide and emergency locking means to an interior surface of the vehicle having a front bearing surface of non-chafing material;
• a retainer guide affixed to the web guide mounting means and further comprising at least one reaction spring mounted upon a corresponding number of dimples and a stopping means on its top surface;
• a wedge block slidably mounted upon the retainer guide and pivotly interconnected with said mounting frame having a front bearing surface of non-chafing material;
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• a wedge block actuator resting upon at least one reaction spring and enclosing the wedge block, and a camming surface on each interior surface of each side member of said actuator complementary to each pin affixed to each side surface of the wedge block wherein the interaction between said wedge block and the camming surfaces contained on said actuator moves the wedge block toward the mounting frame to lock the seat belt webbing in an emergency stopping condition.

A seat belt system having a seat belt retractor means mounted adjacent to the seat to maintain the belt in a coiled form when not in use and in an unslackened form during use, a web guide and emergency locking means mounted at the upper area of the B-pillar of an automobile for normally guiding a chest belt above the shoulder of an occupant from the retractor to a floor anchor and for preventing movement in the chest belt such that the occupant will be restrained in an approximately upright position during an emergency stopping condition, a buckling means for fastening the chest belt to the anchor whereby said web guide and emergency locking means comprises:

• a mounting frame for mounting the web guide and emergency locking means to an interior surface of the vehicle having a front bearing surface of non-chafing material;
• a retainer guide affixed to the web guide mounting means and further comprising a plurality of reaction springs mounted upon a plurality of dimples separated by a stopping means on its top surface;
• a wedge block slidably mounted upon the retainer guide and pivotly interconnected with said web guide mounting means having a front bearing surface of nonchafing material;
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• a wedge block actuator resting upon said plurality of reactions springs and enclosing the wedge block and a camming surface on each interior surface of each side member of said actuator complementary to each pin affixed to each side surface of the wedge block wherein the interaction with said wedge block and the camming surface contained on said actuator moves the wedge block toward the mounting frame to lock the seat belt webbing in an emergency stopping condition.