VEHICLE SEAT WITH INTEGRAL SEAT AND BACK PORTIONS
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat support member having seat, back and side portions, said member provided with means defining a channel extending around the member mediate the seat and back portions;
a lap belt means including a belt portion and a tongue on the belt, said belt portion connected to one side of said channel; and
a buckle means beltlessly and rigidly secured to said channel member on the side opposite the disposition of said lap belt means, said buckle means including a housing having a mouth portion opening forwardly and upwardly for receiving said lap belt tongue, a pair of caliper latch dogs within said buckle housing, bias means urging the dogs toward a tongue-engaging position, and a pivotal handle operatively connected to spread the dogs upon pivotal displacement thereof, said member is a contoured seat shell and the means defining the channel includes a depression in the shell extending from one side portion to the other, and a rigid channel member disposed in the depression and secured to the shell.
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Abstract
A self-contained seat and restraint system including a semirigid seat shell having a channel about the rear and sides thereof, a fixed, beltless buckle in one side of the channel, and a retractable lap belt guided through and by the other side of the channel. A shoulder belt and a particular buckle design is also disclosed.
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7 Claims
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat support member having seat, back and side portions, said member provided with means defining a channel extending around the member mediate the seat and back portions;
a lap belt means including a belt portion and a tongue on the belt, said belt portion connected to one side of said channel; and
a buckle means beltlessly and rigidly secured to said channel member on the side opposite the disposition of said lap belt means, said buckle means including a housing having a mouth portion opening forwardly and upwardly for receiving said lap belt tongue, a pair of caliper latch dogs within said buckle housing, bias means urging the dogs toward a tongue-engaging position, and a pivotal handle operatively connected to spread the dogs upon pivotal displacement thereof, said member is a contoured seat shell and the means defining the channel includes a depression in the shell extending from one side portion to the other, and a rigid channel member disposed in the depression and secured to the shell.
- a seat support member having seat, back and side portions, said member provided with means defining a channel extending around the member mediate the seat and back portions;
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2. A seat assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the lap belt means comprises a reel mounted rearwardly beneath the member.
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3. A seat assembly as defined in claim 1 including a shoulder belt assembly carried wholly by the member.
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4. A seat assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein the shoulder belt assembly includes a reel mounted on and beneath the seat portion of the member and a belt portion extending rearwardly and upwardly along the back portion of the member.
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5. A seat assembly as defined in claim 4 including a tongue carried by the shoulder belt portion and connectible to the lap belt tongue.
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6. A seat assembly as defined in claim 1, the combination further including cushion means disposed in the shell.
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7. A seat assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the shell is formed of substantially unified sheet material.
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