Vehicle occupant restraint belt system

Details Vehicle occupant restraint belt system Vehicle occupant restraint belt system

2009-05-12

2011-10-25

Cranmer, Laurie (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Crash seat

C297S216130, C297S470000, C280S801100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08042866

ABSTRACT:
A 4-point occupant restraint belt system for a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a back rest. A one-piece belt is connected to the vehicle at upper and lower attachment points disposed adjacent a first side of the vehicle seat, and a buckle is disposed adjacent an opposite second side of the vehicle seat. A latch is slidingly mounted on the belt and engagable with the buckle to secure the belt around a seat occupant in a three-point configuration. A lifting arm has a lowered position wherein it is beneath the belt and adjacent the latch when the latch is engaged with the buckle, and the lifting arm is movable to a raised position wherein it raises a portion of the belt to a position adjacent the back rest above the buckle, thereby creating a 4thbelt attachment point.

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