Patent ID: 8746735
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B60R,B64D

Abstract:
1. An inflatable shoulder harness assembly for an aircraft seat, comprising: a shoulder belt for extending across the torso of a passenger; a retractor for paying in and paying out a portion of the shoulder belt length; an inflatable airbag contained within an airbag cover attached to the shoulder belt near a free end of the shoulder belt; a belt guide slidably receiving the shoulder belt, the inflatable airbag and the airbag cover therein when the shoulder belt is retracted, the belt guide defining an elongate channel configured for facilitating free movement of the airbag cover during shoulder belt fastening and retraction; and an exit bezel positioned near an exit of the belt guide for receiving the shoulder belt, the inflatable airbag and the airbag cover slidably therethrough as the shoulder belt is withdrawn and retracted from the belt guide.