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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Ruth Ann Hamilton, Elkhart, IN (US);
Wayne Deyo Carter, Elkhart, IN (US);
Matt Robert McCollough, Elkhart, IN (US);
Mikail Paulo Gagasca Santiaguel, Elkhart, IN (US);
Collyn William Bennett, Elkhart, IN (US);
Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
Shock absorbing seat belt height adjusters for use with vehicle occupant restraint systems, and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, a shock absorbing height adjuster includes an adjustable D-ring that is operably coupled to an anchor point on a vehicle frame near a seat occupant's shoulder. The height adjuster can include an anti-cinch feature that enables the D-ring to elastically respond to tension loads in a shoulder web portion of the occupant restraint through at least an initial portion of D-ring movement.