Seat mounted adjustable seat belt webbing guide
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1. A webbing guide for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a base defining a length between a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of pairs of corresponding spaced-apart post holes extending through the base between top and bottom surfaces thereof and configured to receive a post of a headrest of a vehicle seatback, wherein the top surface is planar between the first end and the second end; and
a guide body integrally formed with the base at the second end and defining a guide channel disposed beneath the top surface and extending through the guide body in a fixed direction generally normal to the length of the base and normal to the post holes;
wherein the top surface comprises an opening configured to allow a seatbelt webbing to be selectively moved into and out of the guide channel.
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Abstract
A webbing guide for a vehicle seat includes a base defining a length between a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of pairs of corresponding spaced-apart post holes extending through the base between top and bottom surfaces thereof. The webbing guide further includes a guide body coupled with the base and defining a guide channel extending through the guide body in a direction generally normal to the length of the base and normal to the post holes.
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20 Claims
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1. A webbing guide for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a base defining a length between a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of pairs of corresponding spaced-apart post holes extending through the base between top and bottom surfaces thereof and configured to receive a post of a headrest of a vehicle seatback, wherein the top surface is planar between the first end and the second end; and a guide body integrally formed with the base at the second end and defining a guide channel disposed beneath the top surface and extending through the guide body in a fixed direction generally normal to the length of the base and normal to the post holes; wherein the top surface comprises an opening configured to allow a seatbelt webbing to be selectively moved into and out of the guide channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seatback; a headrest coupled with the seatback by a pair of posts; and a webbing guide, including; a base defining a length between a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of pairs of corresponding spaced-apart post holes extending through the base between top and bottom surfaces thereof and configured to receive a respective post of the headrest; and a guide body coupled with the base and defining a guide channel extending through the guide body and spaced apart from the post holes, wherein the guide body is fixed relative to the base such that the guide channel extends in a direction that is normal to an axis extending through the post holes, and further wherein a top surface of the guide body extending above the guide channel is coplanar with the top surface of the base; wherein the top surface of the guide body comprises an opening configured to allow a seatbelt webbing to be selectively moved into and out of the guide channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle seat coupled within the vehicle and including a seatback and a headrest coupled with the seatback by a pair of posts; a webbing coupled with the vehicle and associated with the vehicle seat; and a webbing guide, including; a base defining a length between a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of pairs of corresponding spaced-apart post holes extending through the base between top and bottom surfaces thereof and configured to receive a respective post of the headrest, and a guide body fixedly coupled with the base and defining a guide channel extending through the guide body, receiving the webbing, and spaced apart from the posts, the guide body further defining a top surface that is positioned above the guide channel and coplanar with the top surface of the base, wherein the guide channel extends in a direction that is normal to an axis extending through the post holes; wherein the top surface of the guide body comprises an opening configured to allow a seatbelt webbing to be selectively moved into and out of the guide channel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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