Seat belt bezel assembly

Apparatus comprising:

• seat belt webbing;
• bezel means for defining a slot through which said seat belt webbing is movable in a lengthwise direction, said bezel means having an axis parallel to said lengthwise direction;
• support means for supporting said bezel means for movement under the influence of said seat belt webbing in accordance with the size of a vehicle occupant wearing said seat belt webbing;
• and
• spring means for biasing said bezel means to a rest position;
• said support means supporting said bezel means for sliding movement from said rest position against the bias of said spring means in each of two opposite sliding directions perpendicular to said axis.

Apparatus comprising:

• seat belt webbing;
• bezel means for defining a slot through which said seat belt webbing is movable in a lengthwise direction, said bezel means having an axis parallel to said lengthwise direction;
• and
• support means for supporting said bezel means for movement under the influence of said seat belt webbing in accordance with the size of a vehicle occupant wearing said seat belt webbing, said support means supporting said bezel means for sliding movement in opposite directions perpendicular to said axis;
• said support means including a trim member defining an opening which is elongated in said opposite directions, said bezel means being slidable between opposite ends of said opening, said support means further including closure means for moving with said bezel means in said opposite directions and for extending from said bezel means to said opposite ends of said opening throughout the entire range of said sliding movement of said bezel means.

Apparatus comprising:

• seat belt webbing;
• bezel means for defining a slot through which said seat belt webbing is movable in a lengthwise direction, said bezel means having an axis parallel to said lengthwise direction;
• and
• support means for supporting said bezel means for movement under the influence of said seat belt webbing in accordance with the size of a vehicle occupant wearing said seat belt webbing, said support means thus supporting said bezel means for sliding movement in opposite directions perpendicular to said axis and for rotation about said axis at any location of said bezel means within the range of said sliding movement;
• said support means including a trim member defining an opening which is elongated in said opposite directions, said bezel means being slidable between opposite ends of said opening, said support means further including closure means for moving with said bezel means in said opposite directions and for extending from said bezel means to said opposite ends of said opening throughout said range of said sliding movement of said bezel means.

Apparatus comprising:

• seat belt webbing;
• bezel means for defining a slot through which said seat belt webbing is movable in a lengthwise direction, said bezel means having an axis parallel to said lengthwise direction;
• support means for supporting said bezel means for movement under the influence of said seat belt webbing in accordance with the size of a vehicle occupant wearing said seat belt webbing;
• and
• spring means for biasing said bezel means to a rest position;
• said support means supporting said bezel means for sliding movement from said rest position against the bias of said spring means in each of two opposite sliding directions perpendicular to said axis;
• said support means including a trim member defining an opening which is elongated in said opposite sliding directions, said bezel means being slidable between opposite ends of said opening, said support means further including closure means for moving with said bezel means in said opposite sliding directions and for extending from said bezel means to said opposite ends of said opening throughout the entire range of said sliding movement of said bezel means.