Vehicle seatbelt deflection device

Claim 1

In combination with a vehicle seat belt which extends in a substantially vertical run from an outside anchorage on one side of a vehicle seat to a door post anchorage, and which then extend in a diagonal run from the door post anchorage to a buckle means adapted for detachable connection to an inside anchorage on the other side of the vehicle seat, an improved deflection device for shortening the diagonal run and disposing it at a greater angle relative to the vertical run to suit the seatbelt to a smaller seat occupant, the deflection device comprising: clamping means operative to fixedly clamp the diagonal run to the vertical run below the door post anchorage at a location which is selected to dispose the diagonal run at a desired angle relative to the vertical run, the clamping means including a channel shape frame having a base and overlying flanges spaced apart to define a belt entry throat; slide means in the channel movable between a first position wherein the diagonal and vertical runs are freely received through the entry throat and between the slide means and the flanges, and a second position wherein the diagonal and vertical runs are clamped between the slide means and the flanges and constrain the diagonal and vertical runs against relative movement.