Inflatable seat belt with a tethered gas delivery fill tube

A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:

• a belt including a first layer, a second layer, and a seal between the first and second layers, the first and second layers extending from a first end of the belt to a second end of the belt, the seal cooperating with the first and second layers to form an inflatable portion of the belt;
• an inflator operable to provide pressurized gas;
• a gas guide having a first end placed over an outlet of the inflator and a second end extending into the inflatable portion of the belt;
• and
• a flexible tether having first and second spaced apart tether ends, the first tether end attached to the belt and the second tether end attached to the gas guide such that the flexible tether secures the gas guide to the belt,
• wherein the flexible tether is formed from a fabric.

A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:

• a belt including a first layer, a second layer, and a seal between the first and second layers, the first and second layers extending from a first end of the belt to a second end of the belt, the seal cooperating with the first and second layers to form an inflatable portion of the belt, the inflatable portion having a winged section including a first wing, a second wing, and a tear seam separating an interior of the inflatable portion from interiors of the first and second wings, the first and second wings being disposed within the inflatable portion;
• a gas guide having a first end for placement over an outlet of an inflator operable to provide pressurized gas and a second end extending into the inflatable portion of the belt;
• and
• a tether that secures the gas guide to the belt.

A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:

• a belt including an inflatable portion;
• a gas guide configured to deliver a pressurized gas from an inflator to the inflatable portion of the belt;
• and
• an elongated tether having a first end and a spaced apart second end, the first end attached to the gas guide and the second end attached to the belt to secure the gas guide to the belt;
• wherein the tether is formed from a fabric.