Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006C00783:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006C00783
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 22382–25310

end of 'Strap' with the adjuster restrained as in the vehicle; and
4.3.3.2.                        be restrained by a positive design feature to adopt a position against another 'Strap'. The free end of a 'Strap' on any seat belt for a centre seating position or for an 'Outboard Seating Position' not adjacent to a vehicle door need not meet this requirement.
4.3.3.3.                        Further, with the 'Strap' fully extended, there shall be not less than 25 mm of material extending from the device to provide a grip for adjustment purposes. The material may either be attached to or form part of the free end of the 'Strap'
4.4.                                    BUCKLE requirements
4.4.1.                              It shall not be possible to adjust a 'Lap-Sash Belt' so that when correctly fitted for a '5th Percentile Adult Female', the 'Lap Sash Point' is less than 125 mm in the case of 'Seats' with 'Forward' and 'Rearward' adjustment, or 175 mm in the case of fixed 'Seats', from the 'Seating Reference Plane' when measured along the centreline of the pelvic restraint section of the belt. This requirement shall be met with the 'Seat' is its foremost and rearmost driving or riding position and with the 'Seat' back at the design 'Seat Back Angle'.
4.4.2.                              In cases where the 'Buckle Component' of a 'Lap-Sash Belt' `Strap' can be latched with part of an assembly intended for an adjacent seating position, the design shall be such that the requirements of Clause 4.4.1 are met irrespective of the combination used.
4.4.3.                              In cases where the `Buckle Component' of a 'Seat Belt Assembly' can be engaged either wholly or partially with the 'Buckle Component' of a 'Seat Belt Assembly' intended for an adjacent seating position, the design shall be such that the 'Seat Belt Assembly' so formed shall comply with the requirements of Clause 14 of the AS 2596 referred to in Clause 4.2.3.4 or Clause II of AS E35 Pt. 1- 1970 (excluding Note 2 of 11.2). "Seat Belt Assemblies for Motor Vehicles'.
4.4.3.1.                        This requirement shall apply irrespective of whether the wholly or partially engaged components will separate without operation of the unlatching device.
4.4.3.2.                        This requirement shall not apply in cases where 'Seat Belt Assemblies' fitted to adjacent seating positions are from the same manufacturer and have the same buckle design.
4.4.4.                              In the case of a 'Lap-Sash Belt' incorporating a retractor, the design shall be such that in the fully retracted position, the 'Buckle Component' associated with the retracting 'Strap' must adopt a position that is either:
4.4.4.1.0. 'Accessible'; and
4.4.4.1.1.                  within 300 mm of both foremost and rearmost points on the 'Seating Reference Locus' when viewed in side elevation or within 300 mm of Point O and Point N