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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
David D. Friske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Niksa, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Lorne Forsythe, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seatbelt assembly includes a seatbelt webbing and a pad. The pad is attached to the seatbelt webbing. The pad has a generally annular shape that defines a main aperture extending through the pad in a longitudinal direction of the pad. A portion of the seatbelt webbing extends through the main aperture. The pad includes a lattice structure and a cover layer. The lattice structure surrounds the main aperture. The lattice structure is formed of a resilient material and defines a plurality of openings that permit airflow through the lattice structure. The cover layer is disposed about the lattice structure.