Patent ID: 7832769

Claim:
A one-piece stamped metal guide for seatbelt webbing in a vehicle, the guide comprising: a mounting portion for mounting the guide in the vehicle, the mounting portion defining a mounting plane; a guiding portion including a guiding surface, the guiding surface comprising first and second guide elements stamped into the metal forming the guiding portion, the first guide element extending longitudinally in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the direction in which the seatbelt webbing extends along the guiding surface when extended about an occupant seated in the vehicle in a first position, the second guide element extending longitudinally in a second direction different from the first direction and substantially parallel to the direction in which the seatbelt webbing extends along the guiding surface when extended about an occupant seated in the vehicle in a second position, each of the first and second guide elements being one of recessed into the guiding surface and protruding upward from the guiding surface, a portion of the guiding surface including the first and second guide elements being positioned outside the mounting plane, the first and second guide elements being configured to help prevent dumping of the seatbelt webbing positioned on the guiding surface; and laterally spaced side portions connecting the guiding portion with the mounting portion, the mounting portion, guiding portion, and side portions defining a webbing slot for receiving the seatbelt webbing for sliding movement over the guiding surface.