Patent · US Expired

Shoulder harness sleeve

US5306045A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
6References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1993
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/024
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a sleeve for modify a seat belt assembly, the sleeve being used to vary the position of the shoulder strap or other portion of the assembly relative to the passenger. The sleeve is installed at a portion of the seat belt assembly where a belt or strap forms a loop through an eye mounted at an anchor point of the assembly, and the sleeve holds opposed sections of the loop in facial contact. The sleeve has flaps that fold and attach together so as to releasably secure the sleeve around the loop sections. The sleeve also has a tongue extending therefrom through the eye and into attachment to one of the flaps, whereby movement of the sleeve relative to the seat belt assembly is limited or prevented.

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