Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Gerald J Marsh

Kenneth H Reid

Richard E Denzer

Horacio Shakespear

William C Jarski

A seat belt securing device includes a C-shaped hook member having upper and lower legs spaced apart to define a belt receiving slot having a forwardly facing open end. The lower leg is pivotally mounted on a mounting bracket attached to the vehicle body by a resilient yieldable support for positioning the hook member adjacent the hip of the seated occupant. The upper leg has a lower face engaged by the belt upon entry of the belt into the slot and is arranged relative the pivot so that belt force applied against the hook member by a retractor associated with the belt and by restraint of the occupant maintain the hook member in a downwardly directed belt capturing position. An abutment lip extends downwardly from the upper leg adjacent the open end to partially close the open end of the slot to assist retention of the belt against inadvertent disengagement. A gate member is pivotally mounted on the mounting bracket and is spring biased against the lip to normally close the open end of the slot. The spring yields to permit movement of the gate member to a slot opening position when engaged by the belt during engagement of the belt over the upper leg and insertion into the slot. During restraint of the occupant the resilient support yields to permit bodily forward and pivoting of the hook member and mounting bracket to maintain capture of the belt without imposing a load on the gate member. The hook member is manually pivoted rearwardly to an upwardly directed position to move the upper leg away from the gate member and release the belt for windup by the retractor. The belt securing device may be used in a continuous loop three-point belt system or in a two-point lap or shouler belt having a loop sewn on the belt end.

Seat belt securing device

A cambering vehicle having pivoted trailing arms interconnected through a cambering device including a bell crank consisting of two wing members which are connected together by a gearing arrangement and combined with a lever-operated locking device that allows the trailing arms to be freely movable for normal operation of the vehicle and to be folded towards the vehicle frame so as to provide a compact package when the vehicle is to be stowed.

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Warren, MI, United States of America

Gerald J Marsh