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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tongue hooking mechanism for a seat belt incorporating a buckle disposed on a side of a seat adjacent to a central portion of a cabin of a vehicle; a seat belt having a fixed portion formed at an end thereof and disposed on the wall of the cabin; a through anchor portion disposed in an upper portion of the wall and arranged to support an intermediate portion of the seat belt; a retractor disposed below the through anchor portion and outer than the fixed portion and arranged to wind the seat belt up; and a tongue joined to an intermediate portion of the seat belt and arranged to be bitten by the buckle so that the abdomen and the breast of an occupant are held, the tongue hooking mechanism for a seat belt having: a fixing member with which the through anchor portion is joined to the wall, wherein a hook having a claw facing upwards is provided for the fixing member or a cover which covers the fixing member, and the tongue is permitted to be hooked by the hook.