Adjustable three-point restraint seat belt system for children and adults
AssigneeAlliedSignal Inc.
InventorsChristopher Eusebi, Raymond Vivacqua
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Abstract
A seat belt restraint system for use by a child and an adult comprising: a three-point seat belt restraint system (20) having an additional web guide (50) to lower one of the restraint points to permit a shoulder belt to extend across the upper torso of a child.
Claims11
In a seat belt restraint system comprising:
- a three-point seat belt restraint system (20) wherein one of the restraint points is a first web guide (26) which defines the angle at which the seat belt crosses the upper torso of a seated occupant, first means for lowering the restraint point to permit a belt to cross the upper torso of a smaller occupant child at a determined angle, and wherein the first means comprises a second web guide means (50) which selectively receives the seat belt (28) and adjusts the departure angle from the restraint point across the seated smaller occupant, said second web guide means being attached to a height adjusting means (52) for vertically adjusting the position of said second web guide means, wherein the second web guide means comprises a rotatably mounted, load absorbing loop having an opening or open end (68) therein to receive a shoulder belt portion (32) of the seat belt.
In a seat belt restraint system comprising:
- a three-point seat belt restraint system (20) wherein one of the restraint points is a first web guide (26) which defines the angle at which the seat belt crosses the upper torso of a seated occupant, first means for lowering the restraint point to permit a belt to cross the upper torso of a seated smaller occupant at a determined angle, wherein the first means includes second web guide means and wherein the second web guide means is attached to a height adjuster means (52) for vertically adjusting the position of the second web guide.
A seat belt restraint system for use by an adult or smaller occupant such as a child comprising a seat belt (28) configured to form a shoulder belt portion (32) and a lap belt portion (30) about the seated adult, the shoulder belt portion (32) extendible from a first web guide (26) when protecting an adult and moveable by a second web guide (50) to adjust the angle that the shoulder belt portion makes as it crosses the torso of the seated smaller occupant, wherein the second web guide is attached to a height adjuster means (52) for vertically adjusting the position of said second web guide means, said height adjusting means being attached to a structural member of a seat (10).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.