Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint system for a vehicle that allows transfer of tensile force from a transferor belt to a transferee belt. One end of the transferor belt is secured to the vehicle and the other end is attached to a transferor plate. One end of the transferee belt is secured to the vehicle and the other end is fed through a transferee plate and attached to a tension transfer latch plate. During normal use conditions, the transferee plate and the tension transfer latch plate are united, the transferor plate and the tension transfer latch plate are engaged using a quick release mechanism, and the transferee plate is engaged in a buckle that is secured to the vehicle. When the vehicle experiences a sudden deceleration that exerts a tensile force on the transferor belt, the tension transfer latch plate is separated from the transferee plate if the tensile force exceeds a design value. When the tension transfer latch plate is separated, the tensile force is transferred to the transferee belt.

Abstract: An occupant sensor system 12 is coupled to an airbag deployment system 14. Occupant sensor system 12 has an occupant sensor 24 that comprises a seat belt and a plurality of wires extending a predetermined length within seat belt 26. Wires 28 are coupled to a controller 22 that is used to sense a changing electrical characteristic of wires 28 such as capacitance or inductance to determine the presence of an occupant. Controller 22 in response to the signal from occupant sensor 24 may then adjust the deployment of an airbag 18.

Abstract: A plate spring urges a base of a buckle device toward an anchor insertion opening side with respect to an anchor plate. Provided that urging force of the plate spring exceeds urging force of a spiral spring, the base is held, by the urging force of the plate spring, at a position at which a rivet contacts an insertion direction side end portion of a long hole. However, when the urging force of the spiral spring exceeds the urging force of the plate spring due to, in order to attach a child seat, pulling out of a webbing belt more than at a time when a body is to be restrained, the base moves against the urging force of the plate spring, and the plate spring pushes a transfer rod. Due to this pushing force being detected by a semiconductor diffusion strain gauge, it can be detected that the child seat is attached on a seat.

Abstract: A pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing for allowing belt webbing of the seat restraint system to pass therethrough. The pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly also includes at least one spring disposed in the housing and at least one magnet disposed in the housing. The pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly includes a Hall effect sensor disposed in the housing and cooperable with the at least one magnet. The pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly further includes a movable actuator disposed in the housing and cooperable with the belt webbing and the at least one spring to move the at least one magnet relative to the Hall effect sensor to indicate a tension level in the seat restraint system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a car safety belt having a power source and communication wire, wherein the power source and communication wire is disposed on the car safety belt. One end of the power source and communication wire is connected to a first connector, while the other end thereof is connected to a second connector and/or a communication device like an earphone or a loudspeaker. In the present invention, the power source and communication wire is fixed on the safety belt so that the power source and communication wire can be well positioned and will not swing. Therefore, a user will not be disturbed when he is driving a car, hence effectively enhancing the driving safety.

Abstract: The harness belt (1) comprises a dual pelvis belt (3), two shoulder belts (2) and two crotch belts (4). The belt segments (5) of the pelvis belts (3) as well as the shoulder belts (2) can be joined by means of belt tongue (9, 8) to a belt buckle (7). The crotch belts (4), by means of the buckle proximate loops (15) surround the belt tongues (9) of belt segments (5) of pelvis belt (3), and are secured in circumferential direction against movement relative to the belt buckle (7). The belt tongues (9) are configured with recesses (11) adapted for the belt tongues (9) in belt buckle (7). The loops (15) are connected to the buckle proximate ends (20) of the crotch belts (4) at an obtuse angle (,).

Abstract: Breakaway web stops are provided which are employed in seat belt systems for restraining an occupant. In one such seat belt system, the seat belt webbing passes diagonally across the torso of the occupant, through a latch plate, and then across the lap of the occupant. To ensure that the latch plate stays in the correct position, web stops are placed on the seat belt webbing both above and below the correct position of the latch plate, allowing the latch plate to freely move between the two web stops, but not permitting it to move outside this range. In an accident, the breakaway web stop below the latch plate is configured to separate from the seat belt webbing, permitting the tension from the torso portion of the seat belt webbing to transfer to the lap portion of the seat belt webbing, providing additional and safety-enhancing restraint to the occupant, and, in particular, to the occupant's legs and lower body.

Abstract: There is provided a shoulder anchor mounting structure of a vehicle. In the shoulder anchor mounting structure, a side roof rail extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle at a roof side of the vehicle is constructed such that an inner member and an outer member thereof form a closed section. A first reinforce that partitions the closed section is interposed between the inner member and the outer member, and a second reinforce that and has a peripheral edge thereof joined to the first reinforce is interposed between the first reinforce and the inner member. The second reinforce has a bottom wall joined to an inner surface wall of the inner member, and a shoulder anchor member of a seat belt is mounted on an abutment part where the bottom wall and the inner member abut on each other.

Abstract: The present device provides a plurality of belts to restrain a horizontal passenger within a vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, a diagonal belt is secured to the vehicle proximal the side of the sleeping surface near the hips of the passenger. Where the passenger is lying on his back, the diagonal belt extends toward the shoulder of the passenger and is in contact with the back of the passenger. It is looped over the shoulder and passes over the chest of the passenger. It is then secured to the vehicle proximal the hips of the passenger. The passenger may lie on his side or chest, as well. The restraint also includes one or two additional belts positioned transverse to the sleeping surface. The first transverse belt extends over the chest and under the arms of the passenger; the second transverse belt extends over the thighs of the passenger. Another preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a single belt to restrain the passenger both transversely and longitudinally.

Abstract: A protective pad for positioning over a medical device subdermally implanted in the chest of a passenger between the shoulder strap of an automobile seat belt assembly and the chest of the passenger. The pad has a generally continuous lateral wall or a U-shaped lateral wall having an inner end positionable on the passenger's chest and an opposed outer end. There is a top wall superimposed over the outer end of the continuous lateral wall to form a recessed area beneath this top wall over the medical device. A pair of fabric flaps extend from the generally continuous lateral wall in opposed relation to each other. These flaps are each equipped with VELCRO strips to be engageable with each other around the seat belt shoulder strap. Alternatively, a single flap equipped with a VELCRO strip can engage a similar strip on the top wall.

Abstract: A set of structural components for reversing elements of seat belt systems in motor vehicles. The set is comprised of a one-piece metal body produced from a steel sheet by cold forming; at least one plastic adapter and a set of profiled elements having differently shaped profiles. These profiles of the metal body are coupled by pairs by a plug connection. The metal body, as a standard component, has uniformly fixed dimensions which do not depend on the concrete installation of the of the reversing element. This design permits the installation of a metal body in the B-post of motor vehicles. These profiled elements comprise plastic profiles designed as sight shutters whose shape is adapted to the concrete installation in a motor vehicle. With covered or half-covered installation of the reversing element, the edge of an opening located in the covering side of the body of the vehicle for receiving the reversing element permits the pivotal movement to be engaged by the plastic profiles from behind.

Abstract: A seat belt tension sensing assembly fixedly secured to a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensing assembly has a housing and a slider slidably received within the housing, the slider being capable of movement between a first position and a second position within the housing, the second position corresponding to a tension in the seat belt consummate with a child safety seat being secured by the seat belt, the slider having a first opening for a portion of the seat belt to pass therethrough. A first magnet and a second magnet are secured in a second opening in the slider, the first and second magnet being in a facing spaced relationship. A Hall effect device is fixedly secured to the housing and protrudes into the second opening of the slider. The Hall effect device is closer to the first magnet when the slider is in the first position and the Hall effect device is closer to the second magnet when the slider is in the second position.

Abstract: A system (20) comprising a buckle presenter (100) and/or a tongue presenter (200) and mechanism to activate and control each presenter. The buckle presenter and tongue presenter (200) are used to respectively move a seat belt buckle (26) and a corresponding tongue (24) from a stowed position to activated positions generally in front of the occupant to make the process of inserting the tongue into the buckle more convenient.

Abstract: An occupant restraint belt for use with a seat of a motor vehicle has an inflatable section having a deflated condition wherein the belt assumes a stowed position and an inflated condition wherein the belt assumes a deployed position in which the belt is in a position making it easy for a seat occupant to see and grasp the belt in order to fasten it. The inflatable section is formed by sewing a layer of flexible material to the webbing that constitutes the main restraint member of the belt to form at least one gas-tight inflation chamber. The belt is inflated after an occupant is seated in the seat and ready to don the restraint belt. Inflation of the inflatable section preferably occurs upon activation by an electronic control system that receives inputs from one or more vehicle systems, such as a seat weight sensor, a door open/closed sensor, and/or an ignition switch.

Abstract: A load limiting seat restraint retractor for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing for operative connection to vehicle structure. The load limiting seat restraint retractor also includes a take-up spool operatively connected to the housing and connected to webbing of a seat restraint system for winding and unwinding the webbing. The load limiting seat restraint retractor also includes a rotatable torsion bar operatively connected to the housing to provide a constant load limiting on the webbing during an impact. The take-up spool is mounted on the torsion bar. The load limiting seat restraint retractor includes a locking mechanism operatively connected to the torsion bar and the housing. The load limiting seat restraint retractor further includes a load limiting device disposed between the locking mechanism and the take-up spool to deform the take-up spool to provide digressive load limiting on the webbing during the impact.

Abstract: A closure for a safety belt comprises a frame and at least one locking element which is pivotally mounted in its center of gravity to the frame such that it is movable between a locking position and a release position. The closure further comprises at least one spring which urges the locking element into the locking position. An actuating opening is provided which enables direct access to the locking element.

Abstract: An inflatable seat belt restraint system including a shoulder belt, an inflatable restraint, an inflation integrated inertia reel, and a shoulder belt anchor opposite to the inflation integrated inertial reel. The system can further include a lap belt and lap belt inertia reel. The inflation integrated inertia reel includes a webbing anchor, a drum having a pressure vessel, and a port for ducting inflation gas from the pressure vessel to the inflatable restraint. The inflation integrated inertia reel can further include an inflator in fluid communication with the pressure vessel. Upon deployment, gas flows from the inflator, into the pressure vessel, through the port, and into the inflatable restraint. The system can also include, a pressure-actuated locking mechanism locks the drum when the pressure vessel is pressurized. A corresponding method for deploying an inflatable restraint is also disclosed.

Abstract: A carriage for transporting at least one child includes a seat configured to support at least two side-by-side children, a plurality of wheels coupled to the seat, and a restraint system. The restraint system includes a lap belt and a first anchor. The lap belt is coupled to the seat at a first anchor location and a second anchor location. The first anchor is coupled to the seat at a third anchor location intermediate of the first anchor location and the second anchor location. The first anchor is configured to anchor the lap belt at the third anchor location.

Abstract: A multi-point buckle assembly includes a body having a top opening on a top surface, a plurality of side openings, and a plurality of channels, a release button disposed within the top opening, a plurality of main tongues, and a plurality of side tongues, wherein each of the plurality of main tongues is adapted to fit into each of the plurality of side openings and each of the plurality of side tongues is adapted to fit into each of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: A vehicle safety system requiring seat belt use including a car seat positioned within the vehicle. The car seat has a seat portion and a back portion. A seat belt is coupled with respect to the car seat. The seat belt is comprised of a shoulder harness and a waist belt together joined with a belt buckle. The seat belt includes a buckle receptacle secured to the seat portion for receiving the belt buckle in a locked orientation. The buckle receptacle includes a release button for releasing the belt buckle from the buckle receptacle in an unlocked orientation. A sensor system is disposed within the vehicle. The sensor system includes a main sensor in communication with the transmission of the vehicle.

Abstract: A head restraint for a passenger of a vehicle including a seat with a seat back, a helmet pivotally secured to the seat back and having an interior for receiving a human head therein, and an inertia harness connected to the helmet for restricting relative movement of the helmet upon application of forces beyond a desired level to the vehicle. A universal joint secures the helmet to the seat back. The helmet includes a rigid outer shell, a resilient member layer affixed to an interior surface of the outer shell, a packing layer affixed to an interior surface of the resilient member layer, and a pliable layer affixed to an interior surface of the packing layer. The resilient member layer includes a plurality of springs. The packing layer includes a bubble wrap material or a plurality of randomly disposed foam elements. The pliable layer includes a layer of silicone material lined around the surface of the packing layer.

Abstract: A seat belt assembly (22, 122) for a vehicle (10) that includes a floor (14, 114) and spaced side walls (12, 112) extending from the floor (14, 114). A rear wall (13, 113) interconnects the side walls (12, 112) and a seat (16) is supported by the floor (14, 114). The seat belt assembly (22, 122) includes a seat belt retractor (24, 124) for attachment to the floor (14, 114) and a shoulder belt (28, 128) extending from the retractor (24, 124) to a latch plate (30, 130). The subject invention is characterized by a tackle (34) and flexible tension bearing elements (40, 140) which connect the tackle (34) to the side walls (12, 112) of the vehicle (10). The tackle (34) has a roller (38, 138) with the shoulder belt (28, 128) entrained over the roller (38, 138). The flexible elements (40, 140) transmit loads on the tackle (34) from the shoulder belt (28, 128) to the side walls (12, 112) of the vehicle (10).

Abstract: A seat belt system (10) comprises a seat belt (15) and a tongue assembly (22). A buckle (26) engageable with the tongue assembly (22) secures the system (10) in a buckled condition in which the belt (15) is divided into a torso portion (28) and a lap portion (29). The system (10) also includes an inflatable device (100) comprising an inflatable portion (98) of the belt (15). An inflation fluid source (40) provides inflation fluid to the inflatable device (100) only when the tongue assembly (22) is engaged with the buckle (26). A cinch mechanism (130) has a cinched condition resisting movement of the belt (15) through the tongue assembly (22). The inflatable device (100), when inflated, causes the cinch mechanism (130) to move to the released condition and causes the torso portion (28) and the lap portion (29) of the belt (15) to be tensioned about the vehicle occupant.

Abstract: The method and device of this invention immobilizes a person in a secure, upright restraint system in a Police vehicle. It can be easily and safely applied by public safety officers including police or other law enforcement personnel and medical personnel to secure a person against undesired movement while maintaining them in an upright, sitting position which leaves the diaphragm free for natural, unrestrained breathing movement. The asphyxia-preventing restraining device comprises an ALR/ELR retractor. The ALR/ELR retractor comprises a shoulder harness having a pair of seat belt buckles, which significantly reduce the possibilities of injuries to police officers.

Abstract: In a seat belt device comprising a webbing restraining a body of an occupant to a seat and a webbing guide for guiding the webbing in such a manner that the webbing guide comes into slide contact with the webbing, the webbing guide includes an insert fitting, a covering resin which covers the insert fitting by molding, and a metal member with which the webbing comes into slide contact, and the metal member has a surface thereof which comes into contact with the webbing protruded than the covering resin toward a webbing side.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for tightening a restraint, including a base having a passage for receiving the restraint and a one or more receptacles communicating with the passage, and one or more retention members movable between a first position and a second lockable position, wherein the restraint is loosened in the first position and the restraint is tightened in a second position. The present invention also relates to a method of tightening a restraint by inserting a restraint into a passage formed within a base, the passage communicating with one or more receptacles in the base and forming the restraint into the receptacles by moving one or more retention members between a first position and one or more second lockable positions, whereby the restraint is urged into a labyrinth configuration defined by the receptacles and the retention members in a second lockable position.

Abstract: A vehicle safety seat system for protecting an occupant of the vehicle safety seat from injury. The safety seat system includes a ramped metal seat bottom having a ramp angle that prevents sub-marining of an occupant during a frontal impact. A first foam layer is disposed immediately over the ramped metal seat bottom and supported by the ramped metal seat bottom. The first foam layer has a rate sensitive compression characteristic. A second foam layer is disposed over the first foam layer. The second foam layer imparts comfort to the occupant during operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: A tension sensing switch assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing for operative connection to the seat restraint system and a spring at least partially disposed in the housing for operatively cooperating with vehicle structure. The tension sensing switch assembly also includes a switch disposed in the housing and cooperable with the spring to indicate a first tension level and a second tension level in the seat restraint system when the spring is deflected.

Abstract: A tension sensing switch assembly for a seat restraint system in a vehicle includes a housing for mounting to a seat restraint buckle of the seat restraint system and an actuating member disposed in the housing for movement therein and cooperating with belt webbing. The tension sensing switch assembly also includes a spring disposed in the housing for cooperating with the actuating member. The tension sensing switch assembly further includes a switch disposed in the housing and cooperable with the actuating member to indicate a first tension level and a second tension level in the seat restraint system when the spring is deflected.

Abstract: A supplemental restraint system that is easy to use and provides superior protection in an vehicle is provided. The user of the system is prevented from the damaging effects of being restrained by a shoulder seat belt combination that provides inadequate support to most of the body and can produce injury at the point of contact with the body during an accident. Further, the supplemental restraint system of the present invention provides the user with a harness, having an elastic pad stretchable along the harnesses longitudinal axis, to better hold the user to the seat and restraint system of the vehicle while preventing the typical snap-back response to forward motion. In one embodiment a vest, having padding and providing other comforts, is included with the harness.

Abstract: A child seat attachment structure install a child seat in a vehicle. The child seat attachment structure includes a bracket having an attachment area that is adapted to be attached to a portion of the vehicle, and two anchors that are fixedly coupled to the bracket with a predetermined distance between the anchors. The attachment area is adapted to be attached to a seatbelt anchor mount of the vehicle so as to be fastened together. The child seat attachment structure can be easily installed in the vehicle in a more precise position in the vehicle. Further, the child seat attachment structure can be retrofitted to vehicles that have already been sold.

Abstract: An anchor with an improved fixing structure comprises a lower part (1a) having a slot (2) for suspending the seatbelt and an upper part (1b) having a fastener tubes for stably installing the anchor on a vehicle body panel. The fastener tube has various shapes with a predetermined height and diameter for providing a proper clearance between the anchor and vehicle body panel. The fastener tube is also integrally and vertically formed from with the upper part of anchor. The anchor with the improved fixing structure is designed not only to eliminate a bushing being used in the conventional anchor assembly, but also to provide stable installation of the anchor on the vehicle body panel. Therefore, the overall assembly cost is remarkably reduced. Additionally, the assembly workers are free form the worry of accidental omitting a bushing during the seatbelt assembly.

Abstract: A mini anchor with an improved upper structure comprises a lower part (1a) having a slot (2) for suspending the seatbelt and an upper part (1b) having a bolt-mounting sink (3) for directly mounting on a vehicle body. The bolt-mounting sink (3) has a cylindrical basin shape with predetermined depth. A bolt-hole (5) is formed on a bottom (4) center of bolt-mounting sink (3). The upper part of mini anchor is directly installed on the vehicle body with a proper clearance. This mini anchor is designed to delete a bushing being used in the conventional anchor assembly. Therefore, the overall assembly cost is remarkably reduced. Additionally, the workers are free from the worry of accidental omitting a bushing during the seatbelt assembly.

Abstract: A webbing insertion member is formed of a metal body having a through opening with an edge, a slip piece attached to the edge of the through opening for allowing a webbing to pass through the through opening above the slip piece, and a molding resin for fixing the slip piece to the metal body. A first engaging member is formed on one of the metal body and the slip piece, and a second engaging member is formed on the other of the metal body and the slip piece and engages the first engaging member so that the slip piece is securely engaged with the metal body.

Abstract: The seat belt apparatus comprises a tongue plate, a buckle base structured such that the tongue plate can be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom, and a switch disposed on the buckle base for detecting the engaged and removed of the tongue plate. The switch is fixed to the buckle base by a rivet.

Abstract: Breakaway web stops are provided which are employed in seat belt systems for restraining an occupant. In one such seat belt system, the seat belt webbing passes diagonally across the torso of the occupant, through a latch plate, and then across the lap of the occupant. To ensure that the latch plate stays in the correct position, web stops are placed on the seat belt webbing both above and below the correct position of the latch plate, allowing the latch plate to freely move between the two web stops, but not permitting it to move outside this range. In an accident, the breakaway web stop below the latch plate is configured to separate from the seat belt webbing, permitting the tension from the torso portion of the seat belt webbing to transfer to the lap portion of the seat belt webbing, providing additional and safety-enhancing restraint to the occupant, and, in particular, to the occupant's legs and lower body.

Abstract: A device for the lateral outward guiding of an electric cable installed in a tube has a deflector is arranged inside the tube obliquely to the longitudinal direction of the tube. The electric cable is deflected by the deflector through a lateral opening in the casing of the tube.

Abstract: A head and neck restraint device, worn by a driver when operating a high performance vehicle, which controls the driver's head from snapping forward and maintains the driver's head, neck and spine in general alignment in the event of a frontal crash. The device includes a pair of anchor straps that are worn along the back of the driver and have first end which connects to the driver's helmet by use of hooks and tethers, and second ends which extends between the driver's legs for connection to a seat belt assembly. A chest strap and a waist strap are attached to the anchor straps for keeping the anchor straps separated at a predetermined distance. When exiting the vehicle, the driver unlatches a standard vehicle seat belt assembly and the restraint device is simultaneously released from the vehicle. Since the restraint is neither rigid nor bulky, the driver can quickly exit the vehicle unrestricted by the device.

Abstract: A system (20) comprising a buckle presenter (100) and/or a tongue presenter (200) and mechanism to activate and control each presenter. The buckle presenter and tongue presenter (200) are used to respectively move a seat belt buckle (26) and a corresponding tongue (24) from a stowed position to activated positions generally in front of the occupant to make the process of inserting the tongue into the buckle more convenient.

Abstract: An automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus for an automotive vehicle has a seatbelt and operates to restrain an occupant of the automotive vehicle by the seatbelt to protect the occupant. An electric retractor has a DC motor for retracting and protracting the seatbelt. An MPU controls the DC motor. Protraction of the seatbelt by the occupant is detected. When the protraction of said belt is detected, the MPU controls the DC motor so as to protract the seatbelt.

Abstract: A safety restraint anchoring device for use in a vehicle includes an anchor plate having an opening defined therethrough, the plate being adapted to have multiple portions thereof fixed to a support panel in a vehicle body, and a rigid rod member connected to the anchor plate. The rod member has a loop shaped portion extending through the opening and projecting away from said plate, and the loop shaped portion is adapted to securely receive a child restraint seat attachment tether. The rod member also has ends welded to a surface of the anchor plate and the loop shaped portion of the rod member extends through the opening in the plate. The anchor plate is adapted to be welded or otherwise fixed to a lower surface of the support panel and the loop shaped portion of the rod member extends through an opening defined in the support panel and projects away from the support panel when the anchor plate is fixed to the support panel.

Abstract: A seat belt restraint system for securing a child seat on a vehicle passenger seat in a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. The system includes a seat belt tension sensor located between one end of a seat belt for the child seat. A releasable mini-buckle attaches the seat belt end to the seat belt tension sensor. The seat belt tension sensor is anchored to a structural floor of the passenger compartment whereby the seat belt tension sensor can be removed readily from the restraint system for servicing.

Abstract: In a seat belt guide, a hanger for guiding a seat belt by inserting the seat belt through a belt passing opening is inserted into a hanger guiding portion of a main portion to be moved in a front-to-rear direction. When the hanger is slid forwards by a predetermined distance, a rear end of a sliding groove of the hanger engages with a bolt to thereby swing the hanger in a horizontal direction. Since the seat belt is urged by a spring to a side opposite to a direction in which the seat belt is taken out of the belt passing opening when the seat belt is attached to a passenger, even if the passenger of small build wears the seat belt, the seat belt is not wound round the shoulder of the passenger and the seat belt adjusted to a lower attaching height can be attached to a proper position.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant protection system (10) includes a seat belt buckle (12) for receiving a seat belt tongue (16). A Hall effect device (62) is mounted on the seat belt buckle (12). The Hall effect device (62) has at least one electrical lead (72, 74). A magnet (68) is mounted on the seat belt buckle (12). The magnet (68) and the Hall effect device (62) are moveable relative to each other to first relative positions upon receipt of the seat belt tongue (16) in the seat belt buckle (12). The Hall effect device (62) provides a signal in response to the magnet (68) and the Hall effect device (62) being moved to the first relative positions. An electrical conductor (92, 94) has an electrical connection (110, 114) with the electrical lead (72, 74). The electrical connection (110, 114) is provided by melted portions (112, 116) of the electrical lead (72, 74) and the electrical conductor (92, 94) that are bonded together.

Abstract: A seat belt guide has a metallic body for mounting on a vehicle structure. A flexing bar has a low-friction belt webbing guide face around which webbing of a seat belt is guided. The flexing bar and two flexing bar carriers define a webbing guide aperture. A belt webbing guide face is formed by a sliding shell that is clipped on with an interlocking fit in the region of the flexing bar and the flexing bar carriers.

Abstract: A passenger restraint has a lap belt and a shoulder belt. The lap belt extends across the lap between a vehicular bracket and a buckle which is secured to the vehicle. A shoulder belt extends from the buckle to an elevated vehicular bracket. A flexible positioning and retaining band encircles both belts in the lap area and is slidable on a generally horizontal axis across the lap of the user to hold the lap belt and shoulder belt proximate to one another between the band and the buckle. The lap belt and shoulder belt diverge at the band such that the shoulder belt extends upwardly to the elevated vehicular bracket at an angle determined by the lateral position of the band that has been selected. The band has a surface texture at least on the side that engages the belts to provide sufficient friction between the band and the belts so that the band remains in the location thereon that is selected by the user to maintain the shoulder belt in a comfortable position that does not chafe the user's body.

Abstract: A restraint harness. The restraint harness may include a longitudinal load strap. The longitudinal load strap may include a primary anchor, primary lateral restraint, and secondary lateral restraint affixed thereto. The primary anchor may be provided with a buckle at one end thereof adapted to join the ends of the primary anchor to form a loop. The primary and secondary lateral restraints may further be provided with fasteners at the ends thereof to join the ends of the primary and secondary lateral restraints to form a loop.

Abstract: A webbing insertion member in which a webbing hardly shifts within an opening during the operation of a pretensioner mechanism. The insertion member includes a bearing portion and an opening through which the webbing passes. In order to prevent the shifting of the webbing in the longitudinal direction of the opening, a pair of webbing guides are formed to project from a surface of the bearing portion on a rear side of the insertion member. The webbing is suspended on the bearing portion and passes between the guides. Therefore, the guides confront with the left and right sides of the webbing thereby preventing the webbing from shifting in the lateral direction.

Abstract: An add-on safety harness for a school bus seat having a lap belt. An elongated anchor strap for attaching vertically around a seat back has an adjustable buckle. A first pair of shoulder straps extends at an acute angle from each side of the anchor strap, and ending in a loop. A second pair of leg straps with looped ends extends similarly from each side of the anchor strap. Each shoulder strap has an automatic roll-type adjuster device at a median position. A piece of synthetic lambs' wool is attached to each adjuster device for wrapping around the adjuster device, being fastened by hook and loop fastening material. The conventional seat belt on the, school bus is threaded through the loops of the shoulder and leg straps. The leg straps can be positioned inside the shoulder harness for small children and outside the shoulder harness for larger children.

Abstract: A vehicle collision damage reduction system is provided. The system works by detecting the relative speed between the vehicle and an object, such as another vehicle. A danger level is calculated based on parameters such as speed and distance to the object; the danger level could be at an “emergency level” or at some lower level. Based on the danger level, different corrective measures and the degree of the corrective measures can be adjusted to attempt to minimize occupant injury. For example, the airbag can be adjusted to better protect the occupant, a pre-tensioner can be activated at a certain level, and the inclination of a child restraint seat may be adjusted as well.