Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1986-04-09
1987-08-04
Bertsch, Richard A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
297468, 297483, B60R 2110
Patent
active
046841539
ABSTRACT:
An improved belt system for the front seat of a coupe vehicle having a front seat back forwardly pivotable to enable occupant access to the rear seat through the door opening. The seat belt has a lap belt end anchored on the floor outboard the seat and a shoulder belt end anchored on the body rearward the door opening. A lap belt positioning sleeve is associated with the lap belt end and pivotally mounted on the body for movement between a forward position routing the belt across the occupant lap and a rearward position storing the belt horizontally along the floor. The shoulder belt positioning sleeve is associated with the shoulder belt end and pivotally mounted on the body rearwardly the door opening for movement between a forward position routing the belt across the upper torso and a rearward position disposing the shoulder belt vertically along the pillar rearwardly of the door opening. A push-pull cable interconnects the sleeves to pivot one of the sleeves to either its forward or rearward position automatically and simultaneously upon movement of the other sleeve to a selected position. A second push-pull cable interconnects one of the sleeves and the vehicle door to automatically move that positioning sleeve to the forward position when the door is closed and the rearward position when the door is open. Alternatively, the second push-pull cable may interconnect the sleeve and the seat back to pivot the sleeve in response to pivoting of the seat back.
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Bertsch Richard A.
General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
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