Safety belt tension transfer system

A vehicle safety restraint system for a vehicle comprising:

• (a) a transferor belt having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the transferor belt is attached to the vehicle;
• (b) a transferee belt having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the transferee belt is attached to the vehicle;
• (c) means for engaging the second end of the transferor belt and the second end of the transferee belt, and
• (d) a buckle for securing the engaging means to the vehicle,
• wherein when a tensile force that is greater than or equal to a design force is exerted on the transferor belt, the engaging means transfers the tensile force to the transferee belt.

A vehicle safety restraint system for a vehicle comprising:

• (a) a transferor belt having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the transferor belt is attached to the vehicle;
• (b) a transferor plate attached to the second end of the transferor belt, wherein the transferor plate has a first unit of a quick release mechanism;
• (c) a tension transfer latch plate having a second unit of the quick release mechanism, wherein the second unit of the quick release mechanism is adapted to mate with the first unit of the quick release mechanism;
• (d) a transferee belt having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the transferee belt is attached to the vehicle, and wherein the second end of the transferee belt is secured onto the tension transfer latch plate;
• (e) a transferee plate adapted to slide freely along the transferee belt, wherein the transferee plate is further adapted to unite with the tension transfer latch plate;
• and
• (f) a buckle adapted to receive the transferee plate,
• wherein when a tensile force greater than or equal to a design force is exerted on the transferor belt, the tensile force separates the tension transfer latch plate from the transferee plate.

A method for a transferring a tensile force from a transferor belt having a first end and a second end to a transferee belt having a first end and a second end comprising the steps of:

• securing the first end of the transferor belt and the first end of the transferee belt to one side of a vehicle;
• attaching the second end of the transferor belt on a transferor plate, wherein the transferor plate has a first unit of a quick release mechanism;
• feeding the second end of the transferee belt through a transferee plate and attaching the second end of the transferee belt on a tension transfer latch plate, wherein the tension transfer latch plate has a second unit of the quick release mechanism;
• uniting the transferee plate with the tension transfer latch plate to withstand a design force;
• engaging the transferee plate in a buckle that is secured on an opposite side of the vehicle;
• and
• engaging the first unit and the second unit of the quick release mechanism;
• wherein when a tensile force that is at least as strong as the design force is experienced by the transferor belt, the tension transfer plate is separated from the transferee plate, thereby transferring the tensile force to the transferee belt.

A vehicular safety device comprising:

• (a) a continuous webbing having a transferor portion and a transferee portion;
• (b) a tension transfer plate attached to the continuous webbing at a location between the transferor portion and the transferee portion;
• (c) a transferee plate adapted to slide freely along the transferee portion, wherein the transferee plate is adapted to hold the tension transfer plate to withstand a design force;
• and
• (d) a buckle adapted to receive the transferee plate,
• wherein when the transferor portion experiences a tensile force that is equal to or greater than the design force, the tension transfer plate is separated from the transferee plate, thereby transferring the tensile force to the transferee portion.

A vehicular safety device comprising:

• (a) a transferor belt;
• (b) a tension transfer plate attached to one end of the transferors belt, wherein the other end of the transferor belt is attached to one side of a vehicle;
• (c) a transferee plate adapted to hold the tension transfer plate during normal use conditions;
• (d) a transferee belt looping through a slot in the transferee plate, wherein one end of the transferee belt is attached to the transferee plate and the other end of the transferee belt is attached to the one side of the vehicle;
• and
• (e) a buckle adapted to receive the transferee plate, wherein the buckle is attached to an opposite side of the vehicle,
• wherein when the transferor belt experiences a tensile force that is greater than that encountered during normal use conditions, the tension transfer plate is separated from the transferee plate.