Patent ID: 6623037
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A seat belt configuration, comprising:a shoulder belt; a lap belt; a belt lock provided jointly for said shoulder belt and said lap belt and configured to be connected to said shoulder belt and to said lap belt; a first belt retractor assigned to said shoulder belt; a second belt retractor assigned to said lap belt, said first belt retractor and said second belt retractor being connected via said shoulder belt and said lap belt; a release mechanism, assigned to at least one of said shoulder belt and said lap belt, for deliberately separating said first belt retractor from said second belt retractor; said release mechanism including holding elements for securing respective belt ends selected from the group consisting of respective ends of said shoulder belt and said lap belt and respective ends of two sections of one of said shoulder belt and said lap belt; each of said holding elements being selected from the group consisting of a web-shaped element and a bolt-shaped element; and at least one of said holding elements securing a given one of said belt ends and having a retaining structure associated therewith, said at least one of said holding elements being releasable when said retaining structure is inactivated, such that said given one of said belt ends is separated from said at least one of said holding elements.