Apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant
AssigneeTRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
InventorsSteven R. Loxton, Donald P. Czarnecki
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Abstract
A seat belt positioning assembly (30) for seat belt webbing (16) includes a structure (50) that has an opening (52) through which the webbing (16) extends. The assembly (30) also includes a movable closure member (60) that blocks the opening (52) and a support assembly (70) for the closure member (60). The closure member (60) has a slot (62) through which the seat belt webbing (16) extends. The support assembly (70) supports the closure member (60) for simultaneous pivotal adjustment about a center (74) as well as for rotational adjustment about a central axis (72).
Claims26
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 blocks the opening in said structure, said closure member having a slot through which said webbing extends;
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- means supporting said closure member for rotation about an axis extending through said opening and for pivotal movement about a center spaced from said closure member.
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, said opening having a longitudinal central axis;
- a movable closure member having a slot through which said webbing extends, said closure member having a flat circular face portion and an outer side surface area which extends from said flat circular face portion axially along said central axis, said outer side surface area increasing in radial distance from said central axis of said opening as said outer side surface area extends axially along said central axis to define a portion of a sphere encircling said flat circular face portion and said central axis;
- means supporting said closure member for blocking the opening in said structure.
An apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant, said apparatus comprising:
- seat belt webbing extendable about the vehicle occupant;
- a movable closure member having a slot through which said webbing extends, and
- a ball and socket joint connected with said movable member to support said closure member for rotation about an axis extending through said closure member and for pivotal movement about a center which is spaced from said movable member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.