Four-point seat belt system with buckle-lowering belts

An occupant restraint system includes first and second lap belts ( and ) for collectively extending across a lap of the occupant. First and second shoulder belts ( and ) extend over the shoulders of the occupant. A buckle assembly interconnects the lap belts ( and ) and the shoulder belts ( and ). T...

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Main Authors Frank, Matthew C, Meduvsky, Alex G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.04.2007
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Summary:An occupant restraint system includes first and second lap belts ( and ) for collectively extending across a lap of the occupant. First and second shoulder belts ( and ) extend over the shoulders of the occupant. A buckle assembly interconnects the lap belts ( and ) and the shoulder belts ( and ). The occupant restraint system also includes first and second buckle-lowering belts ( and ) attached to the buckle assembly for creating a downwardly acting biasing force on the buckle assembly so as to move the buckle assembly downwardly relative to the seat and towards the lap of the occupant.