Patent ID: 6846020

Claim:
A seat belt restraint system for a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seated in a vehicle seat having a seatback, said seat belt restraint system comprising: a shoulder belt with a first end adapted to be connected to said vehicle and adapted to be extended from an upper portion of said vehicle adjacent the shoulder of an adult and a second end; a lap belt with a first end adapted to be connected to said second end of said shoulder belt and a second end adapted to be anchored to said vehicle and disposed on the outboard side of said vehicle seat; a seat belt buckle anchored to said vehicle and disposed on the inboard side of said vehicle seat; a seat belt latch having a webbing loop, through which said lap belt is threaded, such that said seat belt latch is slidable along said lap belt, and a tongue plate engageable with said seat belt buckle; a buckle member anchored to said vehicle on a seatback structural member and disposed on said seatback; a latch member having a webbing loop, through which said shoulder belt is threaded, such that said latch member is slidable along said shoulder belt, and a tongue mechanism engageable with said buckle member.