Seat belt tongue with handle
AssigneeBreed Automotive Technology, Inc.
InventorDaniele Finotti
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Abstract
To improve the grasp on the tongue of a seat belt, a handle extends from the seat belt tongue in the forward direction of the seat belt and is attached in a rotating manner to the central or rear portion of the tongue to perform rotation of the tongue in relation to the handle when the handle is grasped and pulled forward to fasten the seat belt.
Claims12
A seat belt tongue comprising a metal latching portion adjacent a front end of the tongue and a widened rearward part adjacent a rear end of the tongue and that has a webbing receiving slot therethrough, a handle comprising an elastically deformable material is attached to the seat belt tongue by a means for attachment positioned nearer to the rear end of the tongue in a rotatable manner to allow rotation of said seat belt tongue in relation to the handle following movement of said seat belt tongue, and further comprising a means for limiting the rotation between the handle and the seat belt tongue to an angle below 180 degrees.
A seat belt comprising seat belt webbing having a seat belt tongue attached to an end of the seat belt webbing, the seat belt tongue comprising a metal latching portion adjacent a front end of the tongue and a widened rearward part adjacent a rear end of the tongue and that has a webbing receiving slot therethrough, the seat belt webbing passing through said slot, and a handle is attached to the seat belt tongue in a rotatable manner to allow rotation of said seat belt tongue in relation to the handle following movement of said seat belt tongue, and further comprising a pair of half-shell elements attached to one another over said tongue and means for retaining said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.