Child seat restraining system with tongue assembly
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorPeter E. Miller
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Abstract
A seat belt system for restraining a vehicle occupant includes a left webbing having a shoulder portion and a lap portion separated by a tongue assembly, a right webbing having a shoulder portion and a lap portion separated by a right tongue assembly, and a buckle for receiving each of the tongue assemblies. Each tongue assembly includes a tongue defining a latch plate and a webbing slot. In addition, the tongue assemblies include a webbing guide having a channel extending from the top of the webbing assembly to adjacent the slot, the channel maintaining the tongue in substantial alignment with the shoulder portion of the webbing.
Claims5
A restraining system, comprising:
- a seat having a back and a bottom;
- a left webbing having a first portion engaging said back and an opposite second portion engaging said bottom;
- a right webbing having a first portion engaging said back and an opposite second portion engaging said bottom;
- a left tongue assembly disposed on said left webbing, said left tongue assembly separating said left webbing into a shoulder portion and a lap portion, said left tongue assembly including
- a first tongue having a front surface extending along a first plane and an opposite back surface, said tongue defining a first slot extending from said front surface to said back surface substantially transverse to said first plane, said first slot adapted to receive said left webbing;
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- a first webbing guide fixedly attached to said first tongue, said first webbing guide having a front wall and an opposite back wall, said first webbing guide defining a first channel extending between said first wall and said opposite back wall and substantially parallel to said first plane, said channel adapted to guide a portion of said shoulder portion, a portion of said first channel including a front wall and an opposing back wall;
- a right tongue assembly disposed on said right webbing, said right tongue assembly separating said right webbing into a shoulder portion and a lap portion, said right tongue assembly including
- a second tongue having a second front surface extending along a second plane and an opposite second back surface, said second tongue defining a second slot extending from said second front surface to said second back surface substantially transverse to said second plane, said second slot adapted to receive said right webbing;
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- a second webbing guide fixedly attached to said second tongue, said second webbing guide having a front wall and an opposite back wall, said second webbing guide defining a second channel extending between said first wall and said opposite back wall and substantially parallel to said second plane, said second channel adapted to guide a portion of said right shoulder portion, at least a portion of said second channel including a front wall and an opposing back wall;
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- a buckle connected to said seat and adapted to receive said first latch plate and said second latch plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.