NO940402L - Device for adjusting the shoulder portion of a seat belt - Google Patents

Abstract

A device (1) for adjusting a shoulder strap (2) of a vehicle safety belt from a standard track, the standard path extending between a lower belt buckle (12) and an upper bracket (11) arranged at the vehicle sidewall across a torso of an average height passenger seat in the vehicle, to a recessed path extending transversely of a torso of a reduced height passenger seat in the vehicle, comprises: an upper shoulder restraining fastener (5) for holding and controlling shoulder rails. the upper side wall bracket (11) at a location near the bracket (11) substantially along the standard path at one side of the reduced height passenger, a central shoulder strap bracket (6) for holding and guiding the shoulder strap (2) from the upper shoulder strap-feeding bracket (5) to the lower belt buckle (12), a lower belt bracket (7) attachable to a belly belt (3) of the seat belt, and a body member (4) for interconnecting the upper belt wrist strap fastening (5), middle shoulder strap fastening (6) and lower belt fastening (7). In this way, when attaching the device (1) to the seat belt (2, 3), the shoulder strap (2) is guided or adjusted from the standard path to the lowered path so that the shoulder belt strap extends from the middle shoulder strap guide (6) to the lower belt buckle (12). across the torso of the passenger with reduced height. The device (1) is easy to install, operates efficiently and is inexpensive to manufacture.