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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2006
Richard W. Koning, Yale, MI (US);
Lawrence M. Refior, Romeo, MI (US);
Ravinder Mann, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Richard W. Koning, Yale, MI (US);
Lawrence M. Refior, Romeo, MI (US);
Ravinder Mann, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of installing a seat belt system () into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system of the type including a seat belt retractor (), a height adjuster () and a web guide (), the method including the steps of: a) providing a height adjusting mechanism having a bar or track and a carrier; b) securing the web guide to the carrier so the height adjuster and web guide form a subassembly; c) locating and securing the retractor to a desired location within the vehicle and; d) lifting the subassembly and manipulating the height adjuster to a desired location in the vehicle and securing the height adjuster to the desired location, wherein the step of lifting the subassembly simultaneously locates the web guide to its desired location.