Patent ID: 7240405

Claim:
A seat belt device for adjusting the tension of a seat belt webbing drawn across a user's body when the seat belt is in a latched condition, the seat belt device comprising: a housing defining a receiving area configured to slidably receive the seat belt webbing therethrough, the housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion having at least one protrusion to removably engage at least one aperture of the second housing portion in order to secure the first and second housing portions together and about the seat belt webbing; a clamp member slidably mounted to the housing, the clamp member being configured for linear movement between a first position and a second position, the clamp member having a clamping surface, the clamiping surface of the clamp member urges a portion of the seat belt webbing against an engagement portion of the housing when the clamp member is in the first position clamping the device to the portion of the seat belt webbing, the engagement portion being included in the receiving area; and a biasing member being configured to urge the clamp member towards the first position and the engagement portion.