Patent ID: 7367590

Claim:
A seat belt system ( 100 ) for protecting a passenger of a vehicle, the system comprising: a seat belt retractor ( 501 ), a height adjusting mechanism ( 102 ) and a web guide ( 104 ), the height adjusting mechanism and web guide form part of a subassembly ( 106 ) configured to be mounted together to a mounting surface; the height adjusting mechanism including a carrier with a generally planar front surface ( 146 ) and wherein the web guide ( 104 ) includes a body ( 162 ) having a mounting opening ( 170 ), the mounting opening ( 170 ) including opposing shoulders or first stops ( 184 , 186 ) for limiting rotation of the web guide, the carrier ( 140 ) including a fastener opening ( 154 ), the system including a fastener ( 160 , 160 a ) mountable to the fastener opening ( 154 ), the web guide rotatable upon a portion of the fastener, the fastener including a mechanism stop ( 178 ) that interferes with the first stops ( 184 , 186 ) to limit the rotation of the web guide.