Patent ID: 7625048

Claim:
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising: a seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, said seat back having a front, a top side, a left half, a right half, and a back side, said seat cushion having an underside; a first shoulder belt having a retractor end and a buckle end, said first shoulder belt for extending over the left shoulder of a seated occupant along said left half of said front of said seat back; a second shoulder belt having a retractor end and a buckle end, said second shoulder belt for extending over the right shoulder of a seated occupant along said right half of said front of said seat back; a first shoulder belt anchor being positioned on said right half of said back side of said seatback, said retractor end of said first shoulder belt being connected to said first shoulder belt anchor; a second shoulder belt anchor being positioned on said left half of said back side of said seatback, said retractor end of said second shoulder belt being connected to said second shoulder belt anchor, whereby a portion of said first shoulder belt crosses a portion of said second shoulder belt on said back side of said seatback; a first lap belt having an anchor end; a first lap belt anchor positioned at least partially beneath said seat cushion, said anchor end of said first lap belt being connected to said first lap belt anchor; a second lap belt having an anchor end; a second lap belt anchor positioned at least partially beneath said seat cushion, said anchor end of said second lap belt being connected to said second lap belt anchor; and a buckle and latch assembly to which one or both of said first shoulder belt and said second shoulder belt may be attached, said first shoulder belt and said second shoulder belt defining a V-shaped configuration when said first shoulder belt and said second shoulder belt are attached to said buckle and latch assembly.