Vehicle seat belt shoulder harness elevation device
OwnerGary W. Gleasoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for biasing a portion of a seat belt shoulder harness away from a portion of a human chest. The apparatus comprises a body portion including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The body portion is deformable between a first and a second position. In the first position the intermediate portion is substantially non-coplanar with the first and second end portions, and in the second position, the intermediate portion is substantially coplanar with the end portions. The body portion is biased in the first position and is secured to the seat belt shoulder harness.
Claims14
An apparatus for biasing a portion of a seat belt shoulder harness away from a portion of a human chest;
- said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body portion including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion;
- each one of said first end portion, said second end portion, and said intermediate portion having a topside and an underside:
- said body portion being deformable between:
- i. a first position in which said topside and said underside of said intermediate portion are substantially non-coplanar with said topside and said underside of said first and second end portions, and
- ii. a second position in which said topside and said underside of said intermediate portion are substantially coplanar with said topside and said underside of said end portions;
- said body portion further including biasing means for biasing said body portion in said first position;
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- (b) securing means for securing said body portion to the seat belt shoulder harness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.