Patent ID: 7458609

Claim:
A restraint system for use in a passenger seating area of a motor vehicle, the restraint system comprising: a seat belt assembly disposed adjacent the passenger seating area including a webbing extendable between a lower anchor and a belt retractor positionable across the body of an occupant; a latch element disposed on the webbing; a sensor integrated into the belt retractor for sensing a change in the condition of the seat belt assembly by monitoring the movement of the belt retractor; an inboard anchor disposed opposite the seat belt assembly adjacent the seating area having a buckle element adapted to engage and secure the latch element; an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to the inboard anchor for moving the anchor between a stowed position and at least one deployed position; and a controller configured to monitor the sensor to detect change in the condition of the seat belt assembly, wherein the controller instructs the adjustment mechanism to position the inboard anchor between the stowed position and at least one deployed position.