Patent ID: 7614660

Claim:
A belt end fitting device for securing a seatbelt, wherein the belt end fitting device is pivotably or foldably mounted at a location on a vehicle body or a vehicle seat, wherein the belt end fitting device is configured to pivot at the mount location from a predetermined normal position in the direction of the vehicle floor, wherein the belt end fitting device comprises a spring drive that exerts a pivoting force to pivot the belt end fitting device, wherein the spring drive comprises a torsion spring, wherein the belt end fitting device comprises a locking device that is configured to lock the belt end fitting device in its predetermined normal position and that is configured to prevent a pivoting of the belt end fitting device by the spring drive, wherein the belt end fitting device is coupled in such a manner to a seatback of the vehicle seat that, when the seatback is pivoted, the belt fitting device also pivots automatically.