Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having a substantially horizontal seat cushion, comprising: grommet means flushly mounted in the seat cushion, a buckle device having a latch mechanism, boot means encasing the buckle device, the encased buckle device in unbuckled condition of the seat belt system being loosely held by its own weight within the grommet means and being secured to one end of a fixed length seat belt segment, anchor means securing the other end of the fixed length seat belt segment to a vehicle floor member beneath the seat, the fixed length seat belt segment being of sufficient length to provide a predetermined amount of slack therein when the buckle device is contained within the grommet means, and an elongated tongue means carried on at least one seat belt segment connected to a retractor mechanism, the elongated tongue means being insertable into the grommet contained buckle device for latching engagement therewith, the buckle device when latched to the tongue means being partially extractable from the grommet means in response to retractor force transmitted through the retractor mechanism connected seat belt segment, the extent of buckle device extraction being controlled by the slack in the fixed belt segment and being sufficient to provide access to the buckle device Latch mechanism for release of the latter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having a substantially horizontal seat cushion, comprising: grommet means flushly mounted in the seat cushion, a buckle device having a latch mechanism, boot means encasing the buckle device, the encased buckle device in unbuckled condition of the seat belt system being loosely held by its own weight within the grommet means and being secured to one end of a fixed length seat belt segment, anchor means securing the other end of the fixed length seat belt segment to a vehicle floor member beneath the seat, the fixed length seat belt segment being of sufficient length to provide a predetermined amount of slack therein when the buckle device is contained within the grommet means, and an elongated tongue means carried on at least one seat belt segment connected to a retractor mechanism, the elongated tongue means being insertable into the grommet contained buckle device for latching engagement therewith, the buckle device when latched to the tongue means being partially extractable from the grommet means in response to retractor force transmitted through the retractor mechanism connected seat belt segment, the extent of buckle device extraction being controlled by the slack in the fixed belt segment and being sufficient to provide access to the buckle device Latch mechanism for release of the latter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A seat belt system according to claim 1, in which: the grommet means comprises a substantially rectangular tubular body portion surmounted by a flange, the flange lying flat on the surface of the seat cushion and the body portion extending through the seat cushion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A seat belt system according to claim 2, in which: the grommet means and boot means have connecting stop means limiting the depth to which the encased buckle device is insertable into the grommet means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A seat belt system according to claim 3, in which: the boot means has an elongated pilot portion below the stop means, the pilot portion projecting below the grommet means body portion when the buckle device is wholly contained within the grommet means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A seat belt system according to claim 4, in which: the grommet means and the boot means encasing the buckle device are plastic.