Harness bar assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10246045-B2
Application number	US-201715585836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2017
Priority date	May 3, 2017
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle includes a body. A front seat and a rear seat are each supported by the body. A seat belt buckle is supported by the rear seat. A harness bar is supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat. A webbing is attached to the harness bar. A tongue is attached to the webbing. The tongue is engageable with the seat belt buckle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a body;
a front seat and a rear seat each supported by the body;
a seat belt buckle supported by the rear seat;
a harness bar supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat;
a webbing attached to the harness bar; and
a tongue attached to the webbing and engaged with the seat belt buckle.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a shoulder strap attached to the harness bar.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising a front seat belt buckle supported by the front seat and a front tongue attached to the shoulder strap, the front tongue being engageable with the front seat belt buckle.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising a guide attached to the harness bar, wherein a portion of the shoulder strap is disposed between the guide and the harness bar.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the body includes front seat rails, and the front seat and the harness bar are each supported by the front seat rails.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a floor, and the harness bar is supported by the floor.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the tongue is fixed to the webbing.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a second webbing attached to the harness bar, wherein the tongue is attached to the second webbing.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the webbing extends in a first direction from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing being designed to stretch in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the webbing is a fabric having a weave pattern, and an amount in which the webbing stretches in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction is determined by at least the weave pattern of the fabric.

12. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the harness bar is tubular.

13. A harness bar assembly comprising:
a harness bar configured to attach to a body of a vehicle;
a webbing attached to the harness bar;
a tongue attached to the webbing, the tongue being configured to engage a seat belt buckle on a rear seat of the vehicle;
a shoulder strap attached to the harness bar; and
a front tongue attached to the shoulder strap, the front tongue being configured to engage a front seat belt buckle on a front seat of the vehicle.

14. The harness bar assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a guide attached to the harness bar, wherein a portion of the shoulder strap is disposed between the guide and the harness bar.

15. The harness bar assembly of claim 13 , wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing.

16. The harness bar assembly of claim 13 , wherein the webbing extends in a first direction from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing being designed to stretch in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction.

17. The harness bar assembly of claim 16 , wherein the webbing is a fabric having a weave pattern, and an amount in which the webbing stretches in the first direction when a tension force is exerted on the webbing in the first direction is determined by at least the weave pattern of the fabric.

18. The harness bar assembly of claim 13 , wherein the harness bar is tubular.

19. A vehicle comprising:
a body;
a front seat and a rear seat each supported by the body;
a seat belt buckle supported by the rear seat;
a harness bar supported by the body and disposed between the front seat and the rear seat;
a webbing attached to the harness bar; and
a tongue attached to the webbing, the tongue being engageable with the seat belt buckle;
wherein the webbing has a length from the harness bar to the tongue, and the webbing including an adjustment mechanism designed to adjust the length of the webbing.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Clyde David

Classifications

• B60R22/12

  Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005}) · CPC title

• B60R2022/1818

  Belt guides · CPC title

• B60R22/22

  secured to the vehicle floor · CPC title

• B60R2022/263

  Front seats · CPC title

• B60R22/26 Primary

  secured to the seat · CPC title