Patent ID: 7497474

Claim:
A system for securing a seatbelt buckle to a vehicle structure, the system comprising: a buckle attachment plate having the seatbelt buckle mounted thereto and having an attachment aperture; a fastener having a longitudinal axis being inserted through the attachment aperture and engageable with the vehicle structure such that the longitudinal axis is generally transverse to the vehicle structure; and a spring having a first and a second end that are both connected to the buckle attachment plate and allowing the buckle attachment plate to rotate about the longitudinal axis such that the seatbelt buckle can be moved in a fore-aft direction relative to the vehicle structure, the spring further providing a force to bias the attachment plate against the vehicle structure while elastically yielding to permit transverse movement of the buckle attachment plate relative to the vehicle structure, wherein the fastener comprises a spring attachment portion for engaging the spring.