Belt guide structure

Claim 2

A belt guide structure for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: a base plate; and a belt guide including: a root portion secured on said base plate; and an arm portion extending from said root portion to form a guide space for receiving said safety belt between said arm portion and said base plate, said arm portion having at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward said root portion, said inturned tongue being maintained in contact with said base plate so as to permit entrance of said safety belt into said guide space under a force to cause said inturned tongue to lift off said base plate but prevent said safety belt from lifting said inturned tongue off said base plate to escape from said guide space.

Claim 3

A belt guide structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inturned tongue has a length to provide a distance between said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being shorter than the width of said safety belt so that said safety belt remains overlying said inturned tongue within said guide space.

Claim 4

A belt guide structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein said inturned tongue is formed on its outer surface with an outwardly extending lance for entering an aperture formed in said base plate, said lance being removable from said aperture by bending said belt guide.

Claim 5

A belt guide structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inturned tongue has a length to provide a distance between said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being longer than the width of said safety belt.

Claim 6

A belt guide structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inturned tongue is formed on its outer surface with an outwardly extending lance for entering an aperture formed in said base plate, said lance being removable from said aperture by bending said belt guide.

Claim 7

A belt guide structure for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a base plate; and (b) a belt guide including: a root portion secured on said base plate; an arm portion extending from said root portion to form a guide space for receiving said safety belt between said arm portion and said base plate, said arm portion having at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward said root portion; said inturned tongue being maintained in contact with said base plate so as to permit entrance of said safety belt into said guide space under a force to cause said inturned tongue to lift off said base plate but prevent said safety belt from lifting said inturned tongue off said base plate to escape from said guide space, said inturned tongue having a length to provide a distance beween said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being shorter than the width of said safety belt so that said safety belt remains overlying said inturned tongue within said guide space; and said base plate being formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said inturned tongue.

Claim 8

A belt guide structure for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a base plate; and (b) a belt guide including: a root portion secured on said base plate; an arm portion extending from said root portion to form a guide space for receiving said safety belt between said arm portion and said base plate, said arm portion having at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward said root portion; said inturned tongue being maintained in contact with said base plate so as to permit entrance of said safety belt into said guide space under a force to cause said inturned tongue to lift off said base plate but prevent said safety belt from lifting said inturned tongue off said base plate to escape from said guide space, said inturned tongue having a length to provide a distance beween said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being shorter than the width of said safety belt so that said safety belt remains overlying said inturned tongue within said guide space; and said base plate being formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said inturned tongue.

Claim 9

A belt guide structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein said inturned tongue is formed on its outer surface with an outwardly extending lance for entering an aperture formed in said base plate, said lance being removable from said aperture by bending said belt guide.

Claim 10

A belt guide structure for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a base plate; and (b) a belt guide including: a root portion secured on said base plate; an arm portion extending from said root portion to form a guide space for receiving said safety belt between said arm portion and said base plate, said arm portion having at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward said root portion; said inturned tongue being maintained in contact with said base plate so as to permit entrance of said safety belt into said guide space under a force to cause said inturned tongue to lift off said base plate but prevent said safety belt from lifting said inturned tongue off said base plate to escape from said guide space, said inturned tongue having a length to provide a distance between said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being longer than the width of said safety belt; and said base plate being formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said inturned tongue.

Claim 11

A belt guide structure for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a base plate; and (b) a belt guide including: a root portion secured on said base plate; an arm portion extending from said root portion to form a guide space for receiving said safety belt between said arm portion and said base plate, said arm portion having at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward said root portion; said inturned tongue being maintained in contact with said base plate so as to permit entrance of said safety belt into said guide space under a force to cause said inturned tongue to lift off said base plate but prevent said safety belt from lifting said inturned tongue off said base plate to escape from said guide space, said inturned tongue having a length to provide a distance between said inturned tongue and said root portion, said distance being longer than the width of said safety belt; and said base plate being formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said inturned tongue.

Claim 12

A belt guide member for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a root portion secured on a base plate; (b) an arm portion extending from said root portion in spaced relation to said base plate; (c) a tongue portion extending along said base plate toward said root portion in spaced relation to said arm portion; (d) a turned connection portion connecting said tongue portion to said arm portion to maintain said tongue portion in resilient contact with said base plate; and (e) said belt guide member defining, together with said base plate, a closed loop to form therein a guide space for receiving said safety belt.

Claim 13

A belt guide member for guiding a safety belt of a width suitable to restrain a passenger on a vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a root portion secured on a base plate; (b) an arm portion extending from said root portion in spaced relation to said base plate; (c) a tongue portion extending along said base plate toward said root portion in spaced relation to said arm portion; (d) a turned connection portion connecting said tongue portion to said arm portion to maintain said tongue portion in resilient contact with said base plate; and (e) said belt guide member defining, together with said base plate, a closed loop to form therein a guide space for receiving said safety belt.

Claim 14

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 9, wherein said base plate is formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said tongue portion.

Claim 15

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 9, wherein said tongue portion is formed on its outer surface with an outwardly extending lance for entering an aperture formed in said base plate, said lance being removable from said aperture by bending said belt guide member.

Claim 16

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 9, wherein said tongue portion has a length to provide a distance between said tongue portion and said root portion, said distance being shorter than the width of said safety belt so that said safety belt remains overlying said tongue portion within said guide space.

Claim 17

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 12, wherein said base plate is formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said tongue portion.

Claim 18

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 9, wherein said tongue portion has a length to provide a distance between said tongue portion and said root portion, said distance being longer than the width of said safety belt.

Claim 19

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 14, wherein said base plate is formed with a depression to provide a shoulder adapted to form an end contact with a tip end of said tongue portion.

Claim 20

A belt guide member as claimed in claim 14, wherein said tongue portion is formed on its outer surface with an outwardly extending lance for entering an aperture formed in said base plate, said lance being removable from said aperture by bending said belt guide member.