Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1995-10-10
1997-01-07
Ellis, Christopher P.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280808, 297483, A62B 3500
Patent
active
055909078
ABSTRACT:
A device for automatically positioning a shoulder harness of a vehicle retractable seat belt for maximum fit and comfort of a vehicle occupant regardless of the body size of the occupant, and including a shoulder harness positioning guide for automatically positioning the shoulder harness of the safety belt over the torso of a seat occupant, wherein the guide is provided adjacent the retractor mechanism and provides at least a convex guide surface over which the shoulder harness is fed out during deployment, the convex guide surface being wider than the width of the safety belt webbing, the convex guide surface having an upper end and a lower end, such that during deployment of the safety belt the movement of the safety belt tongue plate over a lower path causes the shoulder harness to be deployed from the lower end of the convex guide surface, and movement of the safety belt tongue plate over a higher path causes the shoulder harness to be deployed from the upper end of the convex guide surface.
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McQueen, II Erwin S.
Pilarczyk Ervin R.
Ellis Christopher P.
Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.
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