Patent ID: 7497521

Claim:
A seat belt retractor mounting system for a vehicle seat, comprising: a bracket having a stationary first sidewall and a second, stationary sidewall rigidly coupled thereto, the first sidewall being configured to mountably receive an emergency locking retractor; an indexing notch formed in the first sidewall and configured to receive a corresponding tab of the emergency locking retractor and establish the orientation and position of the emergency locking retractor, the indexing notch and tab cooperating with a fastener installed into corresponding aligned openings in the bracket and the emergency locking retractor to orient and secure the retractor at a predetermined position for a predetermined location in a vehicle into which the seat is mounted; and a generally planar plate, the plate being generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first sidewall of the bracket and coupled to the second sidewall, wherein at least one of the bracket and plate are secured to, and cooperate with, a seat cushion frame of the seat to surround and protect the emergency locking retractor.