Patent ID: 7988196

Claim:
A motor vehicle seatbelt restraint system for restraining an occupant in a seat, the restraint system being configured to provide a stowed condition and a donned condition wherein a shoulder belt section wraps across the upper torso of the occupant and a lap belt section wraps across the lower torso of the occupant, the belt system comprising: belt webbing in one or more lengths forming the shoulder belt section and the lap belt section, at least a substantial portion of the lap belt section having a greater modulus of elasticity as compared with at least a substantial portion of the shoulder belt section, a belt retractor affixed to the webbing and allowing extraction and retraction of the webbing as the system is changed between the stowed and the donned conditions, a buckle, and a tongue detachably affixable to the buckle, the tongue having a slot for allowing a segment of the webbing to pass through the tongue as the system is changed between the stowed and donned conditions, the lap and the shoulder belt sections extending from the tongue when the system is in the donned condition.