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Abstract

A seat belt anchorage system for securing an inflatable seat belt in a vehicle has an inflator generating inflation-fluid and supplying the fluid through a fluid distribution member to a fluid receiving tube connected to the inflatable seat belt. The system shown being fully self-contained, that is not relying on external power, is adaptable to be secured to the vehicle during the initial manufacture of a vehicle or can be field retrofitted on existing vehicles. The seat belt anchorage system may be secured to the seat, seat back, seat frame, vehicle floor or vehicle structural member. The inflator is either coupled by a conduit or directly connected to the fluid distribution member. Of course if external power is available, the only portion of the anchorage system that will be changed is the configuration of the control of the inflator. Therefore, this system is transparent to the type and style of inflator devices.

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