Patent ID: 6032982
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
In combination with a motor vehicle having a B-pillar and a safety restraint system including a seat belt webbing, a mounting arrangement for interconnecting the seat belt webbing to the B-pillar comprising:an anchorage assembly disposed on a first side of the B-pillar;a D-ring attached to the anchorage assembly and receiving the seat belt webbing; andan elongated mounting plate disposed on a second side of the B-pillar, the mounting plate including a generally planar portion secured to the second side of the B-pillar, the generally planar portion having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first boss portion extending through an aperture in the B-pillar and including a distal end spaced from the B-pillar, the second end including a second boss portion, the second boss portion extending away from the B-pillar, the first and second boss portions interconnected to the anchorage assembly such that a main body portion of the anchorage assembly is spaced from the B-pillar;wherein the anchorage assembly further includes a stepped portion extending from the main body portion, the stepped portion abutting the B-pillar and secured to the second boss portion of the mounting plate.