Patent ID: 7789460
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly for a vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a seat bottom; a seatback coupled to said seat bottom and selectively rotatable relative to said seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position with said seatback including a seatback frame; a seatbelt assembly including a retractor coupled to said seatback frame and a belt having a first end and a second end spaced from said first end with said first end disposed in said retractor and said belt selectively extendable from and retractable to said retractor; and a guide coupled to said seatback frame and defining an orifice with said belt slideably extending through said orifice; said retractor and said guide being fixed relative to said seatback frame and said second end of said belt being fixed to said seatback frame with said retractor, said guide, and both ends of said belt rotating from said upright position to said forward position in response to a force exerted on said seatback frame during a rapid deceleration of said seat assembly.