ERGONOMIC SEATBELT

摘要

An improved ergonoinic seatbelt and method of forming a seatbelt is provided that performs as a safer and more comfortable seatbelt by eliminating the rough edges of conventional seatbelts that are likely to cause discomfort due to friction and cut into a seatbelt user during a high speed crash. Further, the improved ergonomic seatbelt does not require multiple components or inflation, thereby reducing cost and simplifying the manufacturing process. The inventive seatbelt may include a longitudinal belt with a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinal ends on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The first and second longitudinal ends comprise folded sections without an edge for providing improved comfort and safety to a user of the seatbelt. The inventive method may include providing a thin sheet with a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinal ends, folding under the first and second longitudinal end of the thin sheet to form first and second folded sections of Hie seatbelt; and attaching a central portion of the thin sheet, a portion of the thin sheet proximate the first longitudinal end, and a portion of the thin sheet proximate the second longitudinal end.