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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1983
Munir J Ahad, Valencia, CA (US);
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A passive safety belt system has lap and chest belts with a common connector for releasably connecting inner ends of the belts to a safety belt buckle mounted by a floor anchor strap at a position adjacent the inboard hip of a passenger, outer ends of the belts are anchored in vehicle sensitive inertia retractors mounted on the vehicle door and the lap belt is moved automatically on opening of the vehicle door by lap belt lifting means operatively connected between the vehicle door and portions of the lap belt generally adjacent the door and running to the associated door mounted retractor so that the lap belt is lifted relative the vehicle seat when the door is opened, but allowed to move to its normal position on closing of the vehicle door, the lap belt lifting means being biased to a stowed out of the way position generally adjacent the door when the door is closed.