Patent ID: 8608247

Claim:
A seat belt system for use in a vehicle with one or more passengers, each passenger having a waist, a torso, and a neck, the seat belt system comprising: a) a buckle, having: i) a buckle inserting end, and ii) a buckle receiving end, b) a seat belt strap, having two strap portions: i) a shoulder strap, and ii) a waist strap, c) a means for attaching a first end of the waist strap to the vehicle, d) a means for attaching a first end of the shoulder strap to the vehicle, and e) an adjustable clip, comprising: i) a waist channel, ii) a shoulder channel, iii) a means for locking the adjustable clip in a fixed position, and iv) slide release button, wherein a second end of the waist strap is connected to the buckle, wherein a second end of the shoulder strap is connected to the buckle, wherein the adjustable clip is attached to both the shoulder strap and the waist strap between the first and second ends of the waist strap and between the first and second ends of the shoulder strap, wherein, when the seat belt system is secured across the waist of at least one passenger, the adjustable clip is slid horizontally to adjust a position of the shoulder strap relative to the torso of the passenger, wherein the position of the shoulder strap is off of the neck and is diagonally across the torso, wherein the waist strap passes through the waist channel, wherein the shoulder strap passes through the shoulder channel, wherein the shoulder strap is guided away from the waist strap at angle, wherein the channels of the adjustable clip restrain the position of the waist strap and the shoulder strap when forces are applied to the waist strap and the shoulder strap, wherein the waist channel and the shoulder channel are closed, wherein when the slide release button is depressed the means for locking the adjustable clip in the fixed position is released so the adjustable clip is free to slide along the waist strap, and wherein when the slide release button is released the means for locking the adjustable clip in the fixed position locks the adjustable clip at the fixed position.