摘要 |
A seatbelt attachment is for a vehicle occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The attachment adapted to be used with a vehicle restraint system comprising seatbelt webbing. The attachment comprises a cushion adapted to be located on the upper seat surface of the vehicle seat. The cushion has an upper surface for receiving the occupant. The upper surface further comprises an opening. A seatbelt buckle is anchored to an anchoring structure within the cushion. The seatbelt buckle has a slot for receiving a latch member, the slot being accessible thought the opening on the upper surface of the cushion, the buckle being disposed within the cushion such that the slot is positionable between the legs of vehicle occupant. A latch member is attachable to the lap belt portion of the seatbelt webbing such that the latch member is slidable along the lap belt. The latch member comprises engagement means for lockably engaging with the seatbelt buckle, in which the seatbelt buckle is a load bearing member that operates to restrain the occupant positioned on the vehicle seat when the latch member is engaged in the seatbelt buckle.
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