Abstract: A detachable three point seat belt system having an interlocking mechanism that requires the wearer to reattach a detached system to the seat prior to fastening the seat belt over the wearer's body. This invention specifically addresses the need of three point seat belt systems, which will operate at any seating position within the vehicle, including a front seat, a rear seat, a side seats and/or a center seat within the vehicle. This invention provides a nearly foolproof three-point continuous seat belt system while maintaining significant design flexibility, including detachability and seat adaptability.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat member and a back rest connected to the seat member. The seat member and the back rest have an upholstery cover. An airbag module is mounted within the back rest or the seat member. The airbag module has an airbag and a module cover for enclosing the airbag. The module cover has a rated break line for releasing the airbag upon activation of the airbag module. The upholstery cover has a slit with opposed longitudinal edges. The module cover is positioned such that the rated break line extends parallel to an adjacent to slit such that the airbag is able to pass through the upholstery cover after activation of the airbag module. The opposed longitudinal edges are fastened to the module cover on opposite sides of the rated break line.