Patent ID: 6145881
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A safety system for protecting an occupant comprising:a three-point belt system (23) comprising a retractor (36) lockable in an emergency, a seat belt (24) divided into a shoulder belt portion (34) and a lap belt portion (35), a tongue (37) situated on the seat belt (24), the tongue lockable with a buckle (67), the shoulder belt portion (34) extending over a web guide (26), the system (24) being disposable about the occupant with some degree of slack;first means, associated with the web guide for vertically moving the web guide, the first means, including occupant controllable means, responsive to an occupant input, for moving the web guide to a desired vertical position during a non-emergency condition and belt tightening means (20) for moving the web guide (26) upwardly, during an emergency, from the position established by the occupant movable means, to reduce the slack.