Seat belt device for use in vehicle

Claim 1

A seat belt device for use in a vehicle comprising: a single retractor for taking up both a shoulder belt and a lap belt, said belts restraining a shoulder portion and a waist portion of an occupant and being formed to be continuous, said retractor having a single take-up shaft for simultaneously taking up said two belts; a sash guide above the occupant's shoulders having a slit through which the belt freely passes; a tongue plate for engaging with a buckle means and having an opening through which said belt freely passes; and stopper means on the belt between the tongue plate and the sash plate, said stopper means being separate from the tongue plate and linearly moveable along the belt by manual manipulation but not so moveable due to pressing force by the tongue plate, said stopper means being of such a configuration that it will not pass through the tongue plate opening, said stopper means being moveable to such a position along said belt that the shoulder portion thereof has sufficient length between the tongue plate and the retractor that the shoulders of the occupant are not unduly pressed by the belt upon attachment thereof.