Patent ID: 9302644
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle seat belt system, the vehicle having an interior, the system comprising: a body structure; a seat having a centerline; a pair of shoulder belts attached to said body structure; a reversibly switchable load limiter associated with said pair of shoulder belts; a pair of lap belts; an attachment assembly to which said 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.