Patent ID: 9403506
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A seatbelt positioner for a vehicle including a pillar and a seatbelt, the seatbelt positioner comprising: a cassette mounted to a first side of the pillar; a router including a guide body, a mount, and a damper, said guide body configured to releasably couple said router to a portion of the seatbelt, said mount extending from said guide body, said damper being mounted to one of said guide body or said mount, said router being movable between an extended position in which said router is spaced apart from the pillar, and a retracted position in which said mount is at least partially received in an aperture defined by the pillar and said damper contacts said pillar, said damper being formed of a compressive material configured to dampen motion of said router relative to the pillar when said router is in said retracted position; and a tether having a first end coupled to said cassette and a second end coupled to said mount, said tether extending through the aperture defined by the pillar to a second side of the pillar when said router is in said extended position; wherein said cassette is configured to retract said tether toward said cassette to position said router in said retracted position.