RESCUE DUAL BUCKLE VEHICLE SEAT BELT, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING, AND USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates generally to a vehicle seat belt, and a method of assembling, and using the same. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus for providing at least one rescue buckle so as to form a dual buckle vehicle seat belt in a vehicle, and a. method of assembling, and using the same. The invention further comprises a standard three point seat belt system having a standard seat belt buckle along with a separate second or rescue seat belt buckle using the same seat belt strap where either of those two seat belt buckles can be disengaged from their respective receptacles at the time of need or rescue. The seat belt has a first. seat belt buckle secured to one end, while a second seat belt buckle is allowed to slideably move from one end to the other end of the seat belt.

主权项

1. In a known belt system for restraining a passenger in a seat such as in an automobile, comprising:
a seat belt attached to the vehicle generally above the passenger on a mechanism for automatically winding, and storing the seat belt for storage between uses in a storage position on the door side oldie passenger, and attached at another end to the floor directly or indirectly to an anchor; and a first buckle portion slideably attached to the seat belt, and adapted to engage releasably to a second buckle portion attached to the seat so that movement of the seat belt by the passenger from the storage position to engage the first buckle portion in the second buckle portion results in the seat belt positioned both across the passenger's lap, and across the passenger's chest; the improvement comprising: adding, a third buckle portion to said seat belt near said anchor, and adding a fourth buckle portion to said seat belt at the end of the seat belt near the anchor; said third and fourth buckle portions releasably engaging and adapted to be disengaged manually; whereby, for an emergency the passenger can be released for the seat belt easily by the highly accessible third and fourth buckle portions near the door.