Patent ID: 6866342
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seat belt connector assembly, comprising: a seat belt anchor adapted to be coupled to a passenger seat, said seat belt anchor having a seat-belt insertion hole permitting a seat belt to pass therethrough; a cover for accommodating at least part of said seat belt anchor so that said seat belt anchor and said cover are relatively movable, said cover having a seat-belt insertion hole which is permitted to be aligned with the seat-belt insertion hole of said seat belt anchor and which permits the seat belt to pass therethrough; and relative-position indicating means for indicating a relative position between said seat belt anchor and said cover, the relative position continuously varying with a continuous change in a tension force applied to the seat belt, wherein said relative-position indicating means indicates whether or not a desired relative position, at which a desired tension force is applied to the seat belt, is established between said seat belt anchor and said cover, wherein said relative-position indicating means has a mark formed in an outer face of said seat belt anchor and a through hole formed in said cover, and wherein said mark and said through hole are formed at positions such as to permit the mark to be visible through the through hole when the desired relative position is established between said seat belt anchor and said cover.