Vehicle provided with an inertia reel seat belt
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1. In a vehicle including an internal platform area having a seat mounted on the platform adjacent an entry/exit opening of the vehicle, the improved seat belt system comprising:
- (a) a first belt fastener mounted to the platform on the vehicle opening side of the seat;
(b) a second belt fastener mounted to the platform on the vehicle opening side of the seat;
(c) a hook member including a downward facing hook portion mounted to the platform on the side of the seat opposite the vehicle opening; and
,(d) a seat belt assembly including a seat belt connected on one end to said first belt fastener and connected on the opposite end to said second belt fastener, said seat belt being of sufficient length to pass from said first belt fastener across the seat with an occupant therein, around said hook portion of said hook member, and back across the seat and occupant to said second belt fastener, said seat belt further being of such length that normal deployment and removal of said belt can be accomplished by engaging and disengaging said belt from said hook portion of said hook member, said seat belt assembly further including means disposed adjacent the vehicle opening for releasing the seat belt an amount sufficient to allow the occupant to exit the vehicle through the vehicle opening in an emergency without disengaging said belt from said hook portion of said hook member.
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An inertia-reel seat belt wherein a release mechanism and inertia reel are adjacent the door opening for ease of release by outsiders in the event of an accident. The belt passes from adjacent the door across the occupant'"'"'s lap through a hook member and returns to adjacent the door. The belt is normally deployed by pulling it across the body into looped engagement with the hook. In an emergency, the belt can be released without access to the hook by means of the release mechanism at the door opening.
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1. In a vehicle including an internal platform area having a seat mounted on the platform adjacent an entry/exit opening of the vehicle, the improved seat belt system comprising:
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(a) a first belt fastener mounted to the platform on the vehicle opening side of the seat; (b) a second belt fastener mounted to the platform on the vehicle opening side of the seat; (c) a hook member including a downward facing hook portion mounted to the platform on the side of the seat opposite the vehicle opening; and
,(d) a seat belt assembly including a seat belt connected on one end to said first belt fastener and connected on the opposite end to said second belt fastener, said seat belt being of sufficient length to pass from said first belt fastener across the seat with an occupant therein, around said hook portion of said hook member, and back across the seat and occupant to said second belt fastener, said seat belt further being of such length that normal deployment and removal of said belt can be accomplished by engaging and disengaging said belt from said hook portion of said hook member, said seat belt assembly further including means disposed adjacent the vehicle opening for releasing the seat belt an amount sufficient to allow the occupant to exit the vehicle through the vehicle opening in an emergency without disengaging said belt from said hook portion of said hook member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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