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Seatbelt assembly

  • US 10,525,929 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2018
  • Issued: 01/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a seatbelt comprising:

  • allowing webbing to slide between a lap portion and a torso portion through an unlocked weblock of a tongue assembly;

    upon forces exerted by an occupant on the webbing, the weblock locking the webbing from movement between the lap and torso portions while increasing tension in the lap portion via the tongue assembly, and wherein the weblock includes a pivotable flange pushing the webbing through a cutout in a tongue plate to lock the webbing in the locked position while retracting lap portion into the tongue assembly, causing the increase in tension in the lap portion.

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