Patent ID: 6871876

Claim:
A seat-belt-restraint-system for a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seated in a vehicle seat having a seatback and a seat portion, said seat-belt-restraint-system comprising: a first shoulder belt having a first end adapted to be connected to said vehicle and adapted to be extended from an upper portion of said vehicle adjacent the outboard shoulder of said vehicle occupant and a second end; a first seat belt retractor associated with said first shoulder belt for connecting said first end of said first shoulder belt to said vehicle and adapted to be secured to said vehicle; a second shoulder belt having a first end adapted to be connected to said vehicle and adapted to be extended from an upper portion of said seatback adjacent the outboard shoulder of said vehicle occupant and a second end; a second seat belt retractor associated with said second shoulder belt for connecting said first end of said second shoulder belt to said vehicle and adapted to be secured to said seatback; a middle portion belt having a first end and a second end; a connect mechanism interconnecting said second end of said first shoulder belt, said second end of said second shoulder belt, and said first end of said middle portion belt; a lap belt having a first end and a second end adapted to be anchored to said vehicle and disposed on the outboard side of said vehicle seat; a seat belt latch interconnecting said first end of said lap belt and said second end of said middle portion belt; and a seat belt buckle anchored to said vehicle and disposed on the inboard side of said vehicle seat for lockably receiving said seat belt latch.