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Shoulder adjuster

  • US 5,205,588 A
  • Filed: 08/05/1991
  • Issued: 04/27/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A shoulder adjuster for a vehicle comprising:

  • an elongated guide rail fixed to the vehicle to extend in a vertical direction, said guide rail including flanges at side fringes thereof, said flanges being formed by folding the guide rail rearwardly, a plurality of notches formed in the respective flanges at intervals in a longitudinal direction, and a slot situated between the flanges and extending in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail,a slide member attached to the guide rail to slide along the longitudinal direction thereof and having engaging parts engaging the notches of the guide rail, andan anchor fitting part having a lower side attached to the slide member, an upper side adapted to attach to a shoulder anchor for a seat belt, and an elastic member situated between the guide rail and the anchor fitting part for urging the anchor fitting part in a direction away from the guide rail to thereby bias the engaging parts of the slide member to the notches of the guide rail so that when the upper side of the anchor fitting part is pushed against a biasing force of the elastic member, the engaging parts of the slide member disengage from the notches of the guide rail to allow the anchor fitting part to move freely.

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