Low mount seat belt guide loop

• US 7,104,570 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2003
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Van Duyne, Alex, Naik, Vivek, Hearn, Robert, Schubring, Jeannine, Canning, Daniella
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Drew J.
• Application Number:
  US10/736,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20050127659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 280/801.1, 280/808, 297/483, 297/468, 297/481
• US Class Current: 280/801.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/021 Means for holding the tongue or buckle in a non-use position, e.g. for easy access by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/023 Three-point seat belt systems comprising two side lower and one side upper anchoring devices B60R22/022, B60R22/03 take precedence

Abstract

A low mount seat guide loop for a seat in a motor vehicle comprising a strap and a seatbelt restraint system. The low mount seat guide loop allows for easy re-attachment and access to a rear passenger compartment. It also provides the user with an improved ergonomic position for the seatbelt restraint system.

Claims

1. A low mount seat guide ioop for holding a seatbelt restraint of a vehicle seat, said low mount seat guide loop comprising:

a strap adapted for attachment to said seat such that the seatbelt restraint can be disposed between said strap and the vehicle seat; and

a pocket into which said strap can be tucked, wherein said strap is adapted to be disposed in an extended position, in which said strap extends over the seatbelt restraint to hold the seatbelt restraint, and a retracted position, in which the seatbelt restraint can be removed from between said strap and the vehicle seat and said strap can be tucked into said pocket.

2. The low mount seat guide loop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising at least one snap for attaching said strap to the vehicle seat.

3. The low mount seat guide loop as in claim 2, wherein said snap further comprises a magnet.

4. The low mount seat guide loop as in claim 1, further comprising at least one snap, and wherein said strap is adapted to be attached to the vehicle seat via said snap when said strap is in the retracted position and in the extended position.

5. The low mount seat guide loop as set forth in claim 1, wherein said strap includes an elastic portion.

6. The vehicle seat assembly as set forth in claim 1, further comprising at least one snap, and wherein said strap is adapted to be fixed relative to said cushion via said snap when said strap is in the retracted position and in the extended position.

7. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

a seatbelt restraint;

a cushion;

a strap adapted to be connected to said cushion and adapted to hold said seatbelt restraint by disposing said seatbelt restraint between said cushion and said strap; and

a pocket into which said strap can be tucked, wherein said strap is adapted to be positioned in an extended position, in which said strap extends over said seatbelt restraint to hold said seatbelt restraint, and a retracted position, in which said seatbelt restraint can be removed from between said cushion and said strap and said strap can be tucked into said pocket.

8. The vehicle seat assembly as set forth in claim 7 further comprising at least one snap for fixing said strap relative to said cushion.

9. The vehicle seat assembly as set forth in claim 8, wherein said snap further comprises a magnet.

10. The vehicle seat assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein said strap includes an elastic portion.