Adjustable seat belt anchorage
First Claim
1. An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20, 240) comprising:
- a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), a plurality of pairs of cut-outs or slots (36) oppositely positioned in the front walls (28) of the guide rail;
a latch plate assembly (50'"'"';
50";
240) comprising;
a resilient carrier (52'"'"', 52") slidingly received within the channel (34) comprising a lower carrier plate (60);
slideable on the guide rail (22) and an upper carrier plate (62);
a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier and supported by the upper carrier plate (62) and movable within the carrier including a latch bar means (112,
114) extending outwardly from the carrier for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs or slots (36) and an attachment means (102,
250) for supporting a D-ring (140);
wherein the latch bar means includes a bar (112) having an extending first portion (113) which extends from a plate portion (106) and an opposite end (114) extending from the plate portion (106).
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Abstract
An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20) comprising: a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), and a plurality of pairs of cut-outs (36) oppositely positioned in front walls (28) thereof; a latch plate assembly (50) comprising: a resilient carrier (52) slidingly received within the channel (34); a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier (52) and supported by and movable within the carrier (52) including a latch bar (112) extending upwardly from the carrier (52) for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs (36). A flat spring (130) arcuately shaped spring (200) or coiled spring (222) is provided to bias the latch bar (112) into the selected cut-out (36).
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16 Claims
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1. An adjustable seat belt anchorage (20, 240) comprising:
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a guide rail (22) adapted to be secured to a portion of a vehicle (24) generally at or above occupant shoulder height, the guide rail (22) forming an open channel (34), a plurality of pairs of cut-outs or slots (36) oppositely positioned in the front walls (28) of the guide rail; a latch plate assembly (50'"'"';
50";
240) comprising;a resilient carrier (52'"'"', 52") slidingly received within the channel (34) comprising a lower carrier plate (60);
slideable on the guide rail (22) and an upper carrier plate (62);a latching mechanism (54) biased into the guide rail by the carrier and supported by the upper carrier plate (62) and movable within the carrier including a latch bar means (112,
114) extending outwardly from the carrier for engaging a selected pair of cut-outs or slots (36) and an attachment means (102,
250) for supporting a D-ring (140);
wherein the latch bar means includes a bar (112) having an extending first portion (113) which extends from a plate portion (106) and an opposite end (114) extending from the plate portion (106). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification