Safety belt system and adjusting device therefor

A safety belt adjusting device adapted to operatively engage a three point safety belt system of the type having a lap belt and a shoulder belt, and a buckle, said safety belt adjusting device comprising:

• a pair of spaced apart rods, each rod having a first end and a second end;
• a first rod retaining means adjacent the first ends of said pair of rods for retaining the rods in the spaced apart relationship;
• a second rod retaining means adjacent the second end of said pair of rods for retaining the rods in a spaced apart relationship;
• the first and second rod retaining means are spaced apart plates, with each plate consisting of a pair of holes for accepting the rods, and in which the plates are rotatably mounted on the pair of rods to permit the rods to move to a skewed position relative to one another to guide the shoulder belt when said safety belt adjusting device is positioned adjacent the passenger's stomach;
• a sleeve extending over each of said rods, and extending between the first and second rod retaining means;
• release means for releasing one of the first and second rod retaining means from at least one of the rods;
• said first and second rod retaining means permitting rotational movement of one of said rods relative to the other of said rods;
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• said pair of spaced apart rods defining a belt slot therebetween which accepts both the lap belt and the shoulder belt for sliding movement on said lap and shoulder belt between a first position adjacent said buckle and a second position adjacent a passenger's stomach to substantially increase the angle of the shoulder belt relative to the lap belt, and move the shoulder belt away from a passenger's neck.