Patent ID: 6213508
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A device for restraint of a user directly sitting in a vehicle seat for use in combination with a vehicle seat restraint of the type known as a three-point shoulder belt and having a first unitary belt, including opposed first and second terminal ends which are in turn respectively fixedly attached to a first vehicle mounting point above the user's shoulder and a second vehicle mounting point below the user's lap when the user is normally seated upon the vehicle seat, and wherein both said first and second mounting points are located on one side of the seat, and wherein said first belt includes a fastener segment mounted thereon and through which said first belt is adapted to run freely, said fastener segment attached to said vehicle at a third vehicle mounting point located proximate to said seat and on the opposite end thereof from which said first and second vehicle mounting points are located such that the belt is restrained at three points when the fastener segment is releasably attached to said third vehicle mounting point in the normal use position of the three-point shoulder belt, said device comprising a second belt having first and second terminal ends and first and second intermediate runs, said first terminal end of said second belt being fixedly attached to said first belt at a position proximal to said seat and on the same side thereof as said first and second vehicle mounting points, said second belt passing across the seat and in back of the user, said second terminal end of said second belt being fixedly attached to said third vehicle mounting point below said first fastener segment, said first and second intermediate runs of said second belt being adjustedly affixed together, said second belt being in a use position so as to restrain the user from rearward motion as during a vehicle accident.