Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02679:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L02679
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 23447–26419

access to another seating position.
7.5.                                    In the case of a vehicle with one front seating position only, or with 2 front 'Seats' each providing for one seating position only, the 'Buckle Component' on that part of a 'Lap-Sash Belt' which does not include the retracting 'Strap' must be supported by a rigid member which may pivot, or in such a manner that after being correctly fitted for a '95th Percentile Adult Male' with the 'Seat' in the foremost driving or riding position, unlatching of the buckle assembly and removal of the occupant from the seating position does not result in any point on the component moving downwards such that the vertical component of movement is more than 50 mm.
7.5.1.                              When unlatched after the assembly has been correctly fitted for a '95th Percentile Adult Male' with the 'Seat' in the foremost driving or riding position and a '5th Percentile Adult Female' with the 'Seat' in the rearmost driving or riding position, independently, there must be a point on the component which is:
7.5.1.1.                         'Accessible';
7.5.1.2.                        within 300 mm of both the foremost and rearmost points on the 'Seating Reference Locus' when viewed in side elevation; and
7.5.1.3.                        within 150 mm to 400 mm of the 'Seating Reference Plane' when viewed in plan.
7.5.2.                              For the purpose of determining whether the point is 'Accessible', the dummy or occupant may be removed.
7.6.                                    In the case of outboard seating positions not provided for in clause 7.5 the part of the assembly which does not include the 'Strap' designed to pass over the torso of the occupant must be so restrained by a positive design feature that one point at least cannot pass 'Rearward' of the line of contact of the 'Seat' cushion with the 'Seat' back.
7.6.1.                              The line of contact of the 'Seat' cushion with the 'Seat' back is the front boundary of the area of contact across the 'Seat' width of the 'Seat' cushion with the 'Seat' back when the 'Seat' cushion is unoccupied.
7.6.2.                              The requirements of clause 7.6 must be met when a folding or hinged 'Seat' is in its normal position.  Re-establishment of such a 'Seat' may include a manual operation to re-establish part of the 'Seatbelt Assembly'.
7.7.                                    In the case of 'Lap-Sash Belt' assemblies not incorporating 'Emergency Locking Retractors', or 'Automatic Length Adjusting and Locking Retractors' fitted to outboard seating positions vehicles.
7.7.1.                              The design must provide for a stowage feature for the part of the assembly which includes the 'Strap' designed to pass over the pelvis or torso of the occupant, to facilitate that part of the assembly, when unlatched, being kept clear of the vehicle floor and the lower edge of the