Patent ID: 9308890
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A seat and seat belt arrangement for a vehicle comprising: a seat having a centerline, a seat back and a seat base; a pair of shoulder belts; a reversibly switchable load limiter associated with said pair of shoulder belts; a pair of lap belts; an attachment assembly to which said shoulder belts and said lap belts are attached; and a retractor to which one of said lap belts is attached, said retractor being selectively movable between a retracted position in which said attachment assembly is to one side of said centerline in a 3-point arrangement for use by a seat occupant and a non-retracted position in which said attachment assembly is generally moveable with respect to said centerline in a 4-point arrangement for use by a seat occupant, said reversibly switchable load limiter being switchable from a first load limit when in said 4-point arrangement to a second load limit when in said 3-point arrangement, said first load limit being less than said second load limit.