Vehicle seat belt having tubes for air delivery
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1. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
- a seat belt comprising first and second seat belt webbings each defining a passageway;
one or more tubular extension members extending between the first and second seat belt webbings;
a plurality of exhaust openings formed in at least one of the first and second webbings and formed in the one or more tubular extension members; and
an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat belt system is provided. The vehicle seat belt system includes a seat belt comprising first and second seat belt webbings each defining a passageway, and one or more tubular extension members extending between the first and second seat belt webbings. The vehicle seat belt system also includes a plurality of exhaust openings formed in at least one of the first and second webbings, and an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt.
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1. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt comprising first and second seat belt webbings each defining a passageway; one or more tubular extension members extending between the first and second seat belt webbings; a plurality of exhaust openings formed in at least one of the first and second webbings and formed in the one or more tubular extension members; and an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt comprising a shoulder belt webbing and a lap belt webbing each defining a passageway; one or more tubular extension members extending between the shoulder belt webbing and the lap belt webbing, wherein the one or more tubular extension members stretch to an extended position across a body of a user and retract to a stowed position; a plurality of exhaust openings formed in at least one of the shoulder and lap belt webbings; and an air delivery device supplying air to the passageways in the shoulder and lap belt webbings and a passageway in each of the one or more extension members. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt comprising first and second seat belt webbings; one or more extension members extending between the first and second seat belt webbings, wherein the one or more extension members stretch between an extended position across a body of a user and retract to a stowed position; and a heater comprising a heating element provided on or in at least one of the one or more extension members. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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