Patent ID: 7922195

Claim:
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising: left and right inflating belts, each of which is formed long in the vertical direction of a seat and in a belt shape enabling an occupant to be restrained, and inflates by receiving a supply of gas; a connecting portion that connects the middle portions of the left and right inflating belts together, the connecting portion including an engaging member and an engageable member; a first slider that is formed of a band-shaped member, the thickness direction of which is generally the same as the longitudinal direction of the seat, the first slider supported on an outer end side in the seat width direction by a support portion of one of the inflating belts in a manner so as to be able to slide in the longitudinal direction of the one inflating belt, and retaining the engaging member on an inner end side in the seat width direction; and a second slider that is formed of a band-shaped member, the thickness direction of which is generally the same as the longitudinal direction of the seat, the second slider supported on an outer end side in the seat width direction by a support portion of the other inflating belt in a manner so as to be able to slide in the longitudinal direction of the other inflating belt, and retaining the engageable member on an inner end side in the seat width direction.