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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Charles G Vits, Carmel, IN (US);
Christopher W Foye, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc., Westfield, IN (US);
Abstract
A passenger restraining harness and support assembly for use with a bench seat mounted in a vehicle. The bench seat includes a frame having a seat support portion with a front portion and a rear portion, a seatback portion coupled to the seat support portion, and legs or supports anchoring the seat to the vehicle. A harness support assembly includes a tower member with a slotted bottom end pivotally coupled to the rear of the seat support portion, a connecting member having one end adapted to fit into the slot in the tower member and a second end connected to the front of the seat support portion, a belt guide connected to the top of the tower member, and an anchor wing connected to the connecting member. A belt or harness attaches to the support assembly.