| US 7,566,075 B2 | ||
| Seat belt shoulder guide | ||
| Aaron R. Latour, Essex (Canada); George M. Chalhoub, Livonia, Mich. (US); and Ryuji Matsuda, Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, Ky. (US); and Quality Safety Systems, Tecumseh (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/671,269. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/765686, filed on Feb. 06, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0187939 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 22/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—808 [297/483] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A seat belt shoulder guide comprising:
a plate,
a flange protruding outwardly from an upper end of said plate, said plate and said flange forming an opening,
an insert lockingly positioned in said opening,
wherein said insert includes a channel dimensioned to receive an edge of said flange, a wall dimensioned to overlap a portion
of said plate and at least one locking tab dimensioned to engage said portion of said plate on the side of said plate opposite
from said wall, the insert formed relative to the flange and plate,
a belt opening provided through said insert, said belt opening having a linear central portion and an arcuate angled portion
at each end,
said insert having an antirotation lip formed around said belt opening,
a central aperture in said plate and aligned with said flange,
wherein said plate includes a web guide protruding outwardly from a bottom of said central aperture.
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