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US 5,544,917 AGranted
Seat belt webbing guide assembly
AssigneeTRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
InventorsSteven R. Loxton, Donald P. Czarnecki
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Abstract
A seat belt webbing guide assembly (40) includes a closure member (90) which has a slot (164) and is rotatable about a first, generally horizontal, axis (92). The closure member (90) is housed within an inner support member (80) which is rotatable about a second, generally vertical, axis (94). Seat belt webbing extends through the slot (164). Tension in the seat belt webbing adjusts the position of the closure member (90) and slot (164).
Claims18
An apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant, said apparatus comprising:
- seat belt webbing extendable about the vehicle occupant;
- a structure having an opening through which said webbing extends;
- a movable closure member which at least partially blocks the opening in said structure and has a slot through which said webbing extends;
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- support means for supporting said closure member for rotational movement relative to said structure about a first axis and for supporting said closure member for rotational movement relative to said structure about a second axis which extends transverse to said first axis to enable the position of said slot to be adjusted to accommodate vehicle occupants of different sizes.
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An apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant, said apparatus comprising:
- seat belt webbing extendable about the vehicle occupant;
- an outer support member having a first opening;
- an inner support member which at least partially blocks said first opening, and has a second opening;
- a movable closure member which at least partially blocks said second opening and has a slot through which said webbing extends, said closure member being supported by said inner support member for rotational movement relative to said inner support member about a first axis, said inner support member being supported by said outer support member for rotational movement relative to said outer support member about a second axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.