Seat belt shoulder strap adjustment guide apparatus
US5169174A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R22/024
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus for redirecting a shoulder strap of a vehicle's seat belt from a standard path, the standard path extending between a lower buckle clasp to an upper vehicle side wall mounting across a torso of an average height adult passenger of the vehicle, to a lowered path extending across a torso of a reduced height passenger of the vehicle, may comprise; an upper shoulder strap feeder fastener for holding and guiding the shoulder strap from the upper side wall mounting at a point substantially along the standard path at a side of the reduced height passenger adjacent the mounting; a middle shoulder strap locating fastener for holding and guiding the shoulder strap from the upper shoulder strap feeder fastener to the lower buckle clasp; a lower belt fastener attachable to a lap strap of the seat belt; and a body member interconnecting the upper shoulder strap feeder fastener, the middle shoulder strap locating fastener and the lower belt fastener. In this way, by fastening the apparatus to the seat belt, the shoulder strap is redirected from the standard path to the lowered path so that the shoulder belt strap extends from the middle shoulder strap locating fastener to the lower…
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