Vehicle with incorporated safety belt

Claim 2

Mechanism for the positioning of a safety belt in a motor vehicle having a door hinged to the vehicle frame comprising a lever (10) pivotally mounted on the inside of the door, said lever (10) having a long arm (11) and a short arm (12) joined thereto a free end of said long arm adapted to engage said safety belt; a flexible tension member (14) connected to said short arm and the vehicle frame and located to bridge the door gap adjacent the hinges upon opening of the door; and a locking member (24) pivotally secured to said vehicle and cooperating with said free end (22) of the long arm of the lever and with said door, and locking the free end of said long arm in the closed position of said door.

Claim 3

Mechanism according to claim 1, including a locking bolt (28) located to cooperate with the locking member (24) and engageable by the door, when closed, and permitting unlocking of the lever only when the door is opened.

Claim 4

Vehicle having a frame (15); a door (7) hinged (42) to the frame; a restraining belt (3) secured at either end thereof to said vehicle frame; a slotted belt-holder (6) ''''thread on said belt'''' has been deleted and (3); guide means (20) formed on said door and engaged by said belt-holder, said guide means extending from a raised point (FIG. 1-solid lines) to a depressed point (FIG. 1-dashed lines) to guide the belt-holder (6) and thus said belt between an open, raised and a closed, depressed position; and operating means FIGS. 2-3: 10, 14; FIG. 5: 32, 38, 37) connected to said frame and to said belt-holder (6) moving said belt-holder to the raised point on said guide means upon opening of the door, and permitting said belt holder to move to the depressed point upon closing of the door.

Claim 5

Vehicle having a frame (15); a door (7) hinged (42) to the frame; a restraining belt (3) secured at either end thereof to said vehicle frame; a slotted belt-holder (6) ''''thread on said belt'''' has been deleted and (3); guide means (20) formed on said door and engaged by said belt-holder, said guide means extending from a raised point (FIG. 1-solid lines) to a depressed point (FIG. 1-dashed lines) to guide the belt-holder (6) and thus said belt between an open, raised and a closed, depressed position; and operating means FIGS. 2-3: 10, 14; FIG. 5: 32, 38, 37) connected to said frame and to said belt-holder (6) moving said belt-holder to the raised point on said guide means upon opening of the door, and permitting said belt holder to move to the depressed point upon closing of the door.

Claim 6

Vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said belt (3) is secured to said vehicle frame at a floor point and at a raised point; a reeling-in device (8) is provided located at one of said points; said belt being looped through said belt-holder (6) and passing from one point towards, and through the belt-holder and back to the other point so that one portion of the belt between a point and the belt-holder (6) will fit over the shoulder and another portion between the belt-holder and the other point will fit over the hip of an occupant of a seat of the vehicle.

Claim 7

Vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said operating means comprises an operating member (10; 32, 38) secured to said belt-holder (6), said operating member being located inside the door; and said guide means (20) comprises a guide way extending, with respect to the direction of the direction of the vehicle, froM the lower rear to the upper forward position of the door.

Claim 8

Vehicle according to claim 3, wherein FIGS. 1-4) said operating means comprises an angled lever pivotally mounted on the inside of the door, said lever having a short arm and long arm; and a flexible tension member interconnecting the short arm with the frame of the vehicle, said tension member bridging the vertical door gap at the hinge side of the door, the outer end of said long arm cooperating with said belt-holder, the outer end of said long arm moving with said belt-holder between a raised point and a depressed point.

Claim 9

Vehicle according to claim 6, including locking means secured to the vehicle and engageable with the outer end of the long arm when in depressed position; and means engageable by the door when in closed position and engaging said locking means to prevent movement of the angled lever when the door is closed.

Claim 10

Vehicle according to claim 5, including a locking means secured to the vehicle and engageable with said operating member when said operating member is at the lower rear position of the door; and means engageable by the door, when in closed position, and engaging said locking means to prevent movement of said operating member when the door is closed.

Claim 11

Vehicle according to claim 7, wherein said locking means and said door engageable means comprises a locking bolt and a locking lever, said bolt and lever being mounted on said door.

Claim 12

Vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said operating means comprises a tackle with a pull cable, one part of said tackle being mounted on the door and the other part on the vehicle frame, and bridging the vertical door gap adjacent to the hinges of the door; said belt-holder (6) being secured to said pull cable.