Patent ID: 8403612

Claim:
A seatbelt assembly for an occupant in a motor vehicle, said seatbelt assembly comprising: a base structure having a fastener aperture; a sheet material adjacent one side of said base structure and a threaded aperture adjacent an opposite side of said base structure, said sheet material having an opening and an alignment aperture; a D-ring with a seatbelt strap passing therethrough, said D-ring attached to said base structure via a fastener assembly, said fastener assembly having: an elongated threaded fastener having a head and a longitudinal axis extending through said sheet material opening, through said fastener aperture of said base structure and into said threaded aperture; a clip having a ring portion, an aperture, at least one catch tab with a radial catch surface and a radial space portion, said threaded fastener extending longitudinally through said aperture, said at least one catch tab extending in a generally normal direction from said ring portion and said radial catch surface spaced apart from said ring portion; said radial space portion located between said radial catch surface and said ring portion with said radial catch surface having an outer dimension that is greater than an inner dimension of the opening of the sheet material; a living hinge between said radial catch surface and said ring portion, said living hinge operable to allow said radial catch surface to pass through the opening of the sheet material and engage the back side of the sheet material, whereby the clip is attached to the sheet material; and a lock washer attached to said threaded fastener and spaced apart from said head, said clip located between said lock washer and said head; a cover for covering said head of said elongated threaded fastener; an alignment fixture with a leg, said alignment fixture located between said D-ring and said sheet material with said leg extending through said alignment aperture of said sheet material and operable to align said cover over said head of said elongated threaded fastener; wherein said at least catch tab is dimensioned to attach said clip to the opening of the sheet material and said radial space portion, dimensioned for said threaded fastener to move radially a predetermined amount relative to the opening of the sheet material.