Patent ID: 7364200

Claim:
A vehicle seatbelt restraining apparatus comprising: a lower seatbelt anchor having a first seatbelt attachment portion and a mounting portion to be mounted to a lower vehicle portion of a vehicle structure; an upper seatbelt anchor configured and arranged to be mounted to an upper vehicle portion of the vehicle structure; an elongated seatbelt webbing having a first end coupled to the first seatbelt attachment portion of the seatbelt anchor, and a second end coupled to the upper seatbelt anchor; a latch plate movably coupled to the seatbelt webbing in an area spaced apart from the first seatbelt attachment portion while the lower and upper belt anchors are attached to the first and second ends of the seatbelt webbing, respectively, and configured to be coupled to a seat belt buckle; a biasing element operatively coupled between the lower seatbelt anchor and the lower vehicle portion to urge the seatbelt anchor in a rotational direction about the pivot axis from a passenger securing orientation to a retracted non-use orientation relative to the lower vehicle portion.