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Seat belt anchor for vehicle seat

  • US 5,226,697 A
  • Filed: 08/10/1990
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat belt anchoring device for a vehicle comprising:

  • a seat adjuster having upper and lower tracks slidably inter-engaged,a seat carried by the upper track,a bar extending alongside the upper track and having a rearward end pivotally mounted on the vehicle,a lock member attached to the upper track and sliding freely along the bar during adjusting movement and locking with the bar upon canting movement of the lock member relative to the bar,a seat belt connected to the lock member,and legs yieldably connecting the lower track to the vehicle so that the forward momentum of the seat induces forward canting of the seat by yielding and bending of the legs during vehicle deceleration thereby causing the lock member attached to the upper track to be canted relative the bar so that the lock member locks with the bar to transmit loads imposed on the seat belt through the lock member and bar to the vehicle floor.

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