Patent ID: 6334628
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A ceiling retractable three point seat belt system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat, said system comprising:a seat belt webbing having a first end connected to a retractor secured to the vehicle; a first buckle anchored to the vehicle and disposed on one side of the passenger; a second buckle anchored to the vehicle and disposed on an opposite side of the passenger; a first latch member connected to a second end of said seat belt webbing, remote from said first end, said first latch member having a first tongue plate engageable with said first buckle; a second latch member having a webbing loop through which said seat belt webbing is threaded, such that said second latch member is slidable along said seat belt webbing, from said first latch member toward said retractor, said second latch member having a second tongue plate engageable with said second buckle, and a belt cover disposed on a ceiling of the vehicle and having first and second slots, corresponding to said first and second tongue plates, for retaining said first and second tongue plates therein when in a stowed state.