Seat belt system for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat belt system comprising a seat belt webbing which is attached to a tongue that fastens into a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle;
- a generally vertically extending strap located in a position against a seat back of a vehicle seat, a first end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached to the seat back at an upper fixing point and a second end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached at a lower fixing point;
an adjustable webbing guide for connecting the generally vertically extending strap to seat belt webbing;
a means for positively locking the adjustable webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap at any one of a plurality of selectable locations on the generally vertically extending strap;
wherein the generally vertically extending strap has an upper part of the strap comprised of a conventional seat belt webbing material and a part of the strap located below the conventional seat belt webbing material comprised of an extendable seat belt webbing material;
wherein the adjustable webbing guide is attached to the extendable seat belt webbing material when a child occupies the vehicle seat.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat belt system has seat belt webbing that is attached to a tongue adapted to be located in a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle. A generally vertically extending strap is adapted to be located in a position against a seat back. An adjustable webbing guide connects the generally vertically extending strap to the seat belt webbing; and there is a device for positively locking the webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap at any one of a plurality of selectable locations on the generally vertically extending strap. A load limiter is operative for a child seat occupant but not operative for an adult seat occupant.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat belt system comprising a seat belt webbing which is attached to a tongue that fastens into a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle;
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a generally vertically extending strap located in a position against a seat back of a vehicle seat, a first end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached to the seat back at an upper fixing point and a second end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached at a lower fixing point; an adjustable webbing guide for connecting the generally vertically extending strap to seat belt webbing; a means for positively locking the adjustable webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap at any one of a plurality of selectable locations on the generally vertically extending strap; wherein the generally vertically extending strap has an upper part of the strap comprised of a conventional seat belt webbing material and a part of the strap located below the conventional seat belt webbing material comprised of an extendable seat belt webbing material; wherein the adjustable webbing guide is attached to the extendable seat belt webbing material when a child occupies the vehicle seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt webbing which is attached to a tongue that fastens into a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle; a generally vertically extending strap located in a position against a seat back of a vehicle seat, a first end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached to the seat back at an upper fixing point and a second end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached at a lower fixing point, an upper part of the strap comprises a conventional seat belt webbing material and a part of the strap located below the conventional seat belt webbing material comprises an extendable seat belt webbing material; an adjustable webbing guide for connecting the generally vertically extending strap to seat belt webbing, the adjustable webbing guide comprises a first slot to accommodate the generally vertically extending strap and a second slot to accommodate the seat belt webbing; a means for positively locking the adjustable webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap at any one of a plurality of selectable locations on the generally vertically extending strap; wherein the adjustable webbing guide is attached to the extendable seat belt webbing material when a child occupies the vehicle seat.
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17. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt webbing which is attached to a tongue that fastens into a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle; a generally vertically extending strap located in a position against a seat back, a first end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached to the seat back of a vehicle seat at an upper fixing point and a second end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached at a lower fixing point, an upper part of the strap comprises a conventional seat belt webbing material and a part of the strap located below the conventional seat belt webbing material comprises an extendable seat belt webbing material; an adjustable webbing guide for connecting the generally vertically extending strap to seat belt webbing, the adjustable webbing guide comprises a first slot to accommodate the generally vertically extending strap and a second slot to accommodate the seat belt webbing; the generally vertically extending strap has a plurality of holes therein, and the adjustable webbing guide comprises a retractable projection sized to be insertable through any one of the holes to lock the adjustable webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap; wherein the adjustable webbing guide is attached to the extendable seat belt webbing material when a child occupies the vehicle seat.
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18. A vehicle seat belt system comprising:
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a seat belt webbing which is attached to a tongue that fastens into a buckle mechanism fixed to a load-bearing part of the vehicle; a generally vertically extending strap located in a position against a seat back, a first end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached to the seat back of a vehicle seat at an upper fixing point and a second end of the generally vertically extending strap is attached at a lower fixing point, an upper part of the strap comprises a conventional seat belt webbing material and a part of the strap located below the conventional seat belt webbing material comprises an extendable seat belt webbing material; an adjustable webbing guide for connecting the generally vertically extending strap to seat belt webbing, the adjustable webbing guide comprises a first slot to accommodate the generally vertically extending strap and a second slot to accommodate the seat belt webbing, the adjustable webbing guide comprises a web clamp that positively engages the generally vertically extending strap to lock the adjustable webbing guide to the generally vertically extending strap; wherein the adjustable webbing guide is attached to the extendable seat belt webbing material when a child occupies the vehicle seat.
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Specification