Patent ID: 7648208
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A seat belt device for stabilizing and positioning a flexible vehicle seat belt buckle, the device comprising: a substantially rigid support structure configured for combining with a vehicle seat belt buckle wherein the substantially rigid support structure supports a bottom of a vehicle seat belt buckle and positions the vehicle seat belt buckle in an upright position above a vehicle seat; and a removable spacer to fully extend the flexible seat belt webbing situated between the vehicle seat and the vehicle seat belt buckle to convert a movable, flexible vehicle seat belt buckle to a substantially stationary seat belt buckle for facilitating engagement of a seat belt latch wherein the spacer is adapted to be positioned in a location selected from the group consisting of between a surface of the support structure and the bottom of a vehicle seat belt buckle, and between a surface of the support structure and a vehicle seat.