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Granted Patent B2
US 12686358 · App. 18/668,895 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Seat belt guide

Inventor: Ismael Fuentes Domingo (Sabadell, ES)
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
B60R22/18B60R2022/1818B60R2022/1831
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686358
App. No.
18/668,895
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a seat belt guide comprising a guide portion for slidably retaining a seat belt and at least one connecting portion for attaching the seat belt guide to a frame. The at least one connecting portion comprises at least one barb and at least one stop. The barb is arranged in opposition to the at least one stop. The barb comprises a biting surface. The barb is resiliantly biased in a direction different to a direction that the biting surface is arranged to bite in.

Claims (22)

1 . A seat belt guide comprising:

a guide portion for slidably retaining a seat belt; and

at least one connecting portion for attaching the seat belt guide to a frame;

wherein the at least one connecting portion comprises at least one barb and at least one stop,

wherein the at least one barb is arranged in opposition to the at least one stop,

wherein the at least one barb comprises a biting surface, and the at least one barb is resiliently biased in a direction different to a direction that the biting surface is arranged to bite in, and

wherein the at least one barb comprises a ramped surface arranged to engage with the frame.

2 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the guide portion comprises a seat-belt receiving aperture.

3 . The seat belt guide of claim 2 , wherein the seat-belt receiving aperture comprises a continuous wall about a perimeter of the seat-belt receiving aperture.

4 . The seat belt guide of any one of claim 1 , wherein the seat belt guide comprises at least two connecting portions.

5 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting portion is arranged, in use, to straddle a wall of the frame, with the at least one barb on a first side of the wall and the at least one stop on a second face of the wall, wherein the second face is opposite to the first side.

6 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the at least one barb and the at least one stop are spaced apart by a distance which is less than a thickness of a frame wall of the frame.

7 . The seat belt guide of claim 6 , wherein the at least one stop is resiliently biased.

8 . The seat belt guide of claim 7 , wherein the at least one stop is resiliently biased, in use, towards the frame.

9 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting portion is formed in a single piece.

10 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the seat belt guide is formed in a single piece.

11 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the seat belt guide is formed of one or more metals.

12 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein a structure of the seat belt guide consists of one or more metals.

13 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 ,

wherein the seat belt guide is partially or wholly formed by stamping, and

wherein the at least one stop is arranged on the at least one barb.

14 . The seat belt guide of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting portion grasps at least one leg of the guide portion preventing rotation and/or translational movement of the guide portion relative to the at least one connecting portion.