[54] AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELT ADJUSTER
[76] Inventor: Yu Zheng, 1065 Howard Ave., Covina, Calif. 91722
[21] Appl. No.: 223,155
[22] Filed: Apr. 5,1994
[51] IntCl.« B60R 22/00
[52] U.S. CI 280/801.1; 280/808;
297/482; 297/483
[58] Field of Search 280/808, 801.1;
297/464, 468, 482, 483, 486, 488, 470
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
5,135,257 8/1992 Short 280/808
5,213,366 5/1993 Sweger, Jr 280/808
5,335,957 8/1994 Golder 297/482
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
2617506 11/1977 Germany 297/470
W092-16394 10/1992 WIPO .
Primary Examiner—Eric D. Culbreth
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Raymond Sun
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US005421614A
[ii] Patent Number: 5,421,614 [45] Date of Patent: Jun. 6,1995
[57] ABSTRACT
A seat belt adjuster is adapted to receive a conventional seat belt and pulls the seat belt to a position around the child's waist so that the shoulder strap does not extend across and interfere with the child's face. The seat belt adjuster comprises a body panel forming two half panels. The two half panels are stitched along a central portion of the half panels to form a channel between the two half panels. A first opening and a second opening are spaced apart on the first side of the half panels. A third opening and a fourth opening are spaced apart on the second side of the half panels. All four openings communicate with the channel. Detachable flaps are provided for spacing the first opening apart from the second opening, and for spacing the third opening apart from the fourth opening. The flaps also operate to prevent the latch plate of the seat belt from sliding back into the channel. In an alternative embodiment, the seat belt adjuster provides a panel having a plurality of straps provided along a central portion of the panel to secure the shoulder strap and the waist strap to the panel.
8 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
