Patent ID: 6520588
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant in a seat of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:a seat belt that is extensible about the vehicle occupant; and a guide assembly connectable to the vehicle for helping to position said seat belt around the vehicle occupant, said guide assembly comprising: a guide member rotatable relative to the vehicle seat about an axis, said guide member having an opening, said seat belt extending in a first direction parallel to said axis through said opening; a base member, said base member including a support portion on which said guide member is supported for movement about said axis; and a retainer member, said retainer member blocking said guide member from movement in opposite directions along said axis and maintaining said guide member supported on said support portion for movement about said axis, said guide member having a length and first and second opposite end portions spaced apart along said length, said first end portion including a first channel for receiving a first end wall of said retainer member, said second end portion including a second channel for receiving a second end wall of said retainer member, said first and second channels being movable relative to said first and second end walls when said guide member moves about said axis, said first channel being at least partially defined by first side walls that engage said first end wall to block movement of said guide member in said opposite directions along said axis, said second channel being at least partially defined by second side walls that engage said second end wall to block movement of said guide member in said opposite directions along said axis.