Automobile armrest apparatus for presenting restraint system
OwnerJohn A. Townsendinventor
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Abstract
A pivotable armrest is disclosed for presenting a seat belt buckle to a vehicle's occupant when the armrest is lowered from an upright retracted position to a lowered working position. The armrest movement may be manually or automatically driven. The armrest is preferably attached to the outboard side of a seat, and is used in conjunction with a conventional shoulder and lap belt arrangement.
Claims7
A restraint system presentation apparatus for presenting a restraint belt buckle to a vehicle occupant, the apparatus comprising:
- an armrest retractable to an upright position and lowerable to a working position;
- belt buckle retaining means for releasably retaining the belt buckle on the armrest in a position conveniently accessible to the occupant when the armrest is in the working position, the retaining means allowing the occupant to release the belt buckle therefrom and operate the restraint system;
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- resetting means for automatically replacing the belt buckle in the retaining means when the restraint system is not in use and the armrest is retracted in the upright position.
A restraint system presentation apparatus for presenting a portion of a restraint belt to a vehicle occupant, the apparatus comprising:
- an armrest retractable to an upright position and lowerable to a working position;
- belt retaining means for releasably retaining the belt portion on the armrest in a position conveniently accessible to the occupant when the armrest is in the working position, the retaining means allowing the occupant to release the belt therefrom and operate the restraint system;
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- resetting means for automatically replacing the belt portion in the retaining means when the restraint system is not in use and the armrest is retracted in the upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.