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1. bus seats belt system comprising: (a) a seat unit having (1) a back support section, the back support section including (A) a first wall which is a top wall when said seat unit is in use, (B) a first side wall, (C) a second side wall, and (D) a first surface that is a front surface when said seat unit is in use, and (2) a seat section, the seat section including (A) a first end wall, (B) a second end wall, (C) a longitudinal axis which extends between the first end wall of the seat section and the second end wall of the seat section, (D) a first side wall, (E) a second side wall, (F) a transverse centerline which extends midway between the first end wall of the seat section and the second end wall of the seat section and which extends between the first side wall of the seat section and the second side wall of the seat section, and (G) a first surface which is a top surface when said seat unit is in use; and (b) a seat belt unit which includes (1) a first seat belt having a first end fixed to the back support section of said seat unit adjacent to the first side wall of the back support section and a second end, (2) a second seat belt having a body with a first end fixed to the seat section at a location that is spaced apart from the first side wall of the seat section and is located near the transverse centerline of the seat section, and a second end, the second seat belt having a first section of hook-and-loop fastener material thereon adjacent to the second end of the second seat belt and a second section of hook-and-loop fastener material thereon at a location spaced apart from the first section of hook-and-loop material, the first section of hook-and-loop fastener material being adapted to releasably engage the second section of hook-and-loop material to releasably attach the second end of the second seat belt to the body of the second seat belt, the first and second seat belts being a lap belt when said seat belt unit is in use, (3) a third seat belt having a first end fixed to the front surface of the back support section at a location that is spaced apart from the first end of the first seat belt, the third seat belt has a second end and is a shoulder strap when said seat belt unit is in use, (4) a fourth seat belt having a first end fixed to the back support section of said seat unit adjacent to the second side wall of the back support section and a second end, (5) a fifth seat belt having a body with a first end fixed to the seat section at a location that is spaced apart from the second side wall and is located near the transverse centerline of the seat section, and a second end, the fifth seat belt having a first section of hook-and-loop fastener material thereon adjacent to the second end of the fifth seat belt and a second section of hook-and-loop fastener material thereon at a location spaced apart from the first section of hook-and-loop material of the fifth seat belt, the first section of hook-and-loop fastener material of the fifth seat belt being adapted to releasably engage the second section of hook-and-loop material of the fifth seat belt to releasably attach the second end of the fifth seat belt to the body of the fifth seat belt, the fourth and fifth seat belts being a lap belt when said seat belt unit is in use, (6) a sixth seat belt having a first end fixed to the front surface of the back support section at a location that is spaced apart from the first end of the fourth seat belt, the sixth seat belt has a second end and is a shoulder strap when said seat belt unit is in use, (7) a first ring to which is attached the second ends of the first and third seat belts and to which is releasably attached the second end of the second seat belt when said seat belt unit is in use, and (8) a second ring to which is attached the second ends of the fourth and sixth seat belts and to which is releasably attached the second end of the fifth seat belt when said seat belt unit is in use.
2. bus seats belt system comprising: (a) a vehicle seat unit which includes a back section and a seat section; (b) a seat belt unit which includes (1) a first lap belt element which is fixedly attached to said vehicle seat unit, (2) a second lap belt element which is fixedly attached to said vehicle seat unit, (3) a shoulder belt element which is fixedly attached to said vehicle seat unit; (c) a ring which is fixedly attached to the first lap belt element and to the shoulder belt element; and (d) the second lap belt element having a second end which includes hook-and-loop fastener elements and which is releasably attached to said ring.
Studies have concluded that wearing seat belts in a land vehicle saves many lives and prevents many injuries. In fact, many States have laws requiring the use of seat belts, and some insurance companies will not pay for injuries sustained in a land vehicle crash if a rider is shown not to have been wearing a seat belt.
Accordingly, the land vehicle art contains many examples of seat belts and seat belt systems. However, the inventor is not aware of any seat belt system that is suitable for use on a bus. A bus has passengers that get on and off the bus, and a single seat may have many such passengers during a single route. Unlike a car where a single passenger is in a seat for the entire trip, a bus has passengers in and out of seats all the time.
As such, a seat belt that is suitable for a passenger vehicle may not be suitable for use on a bus. One reason for this is that a passenger on a bus will require much greater ease of use of the seat belt than a passenger in a car since the bus passenger is likely to be in and out of the seat quickly, and may have to step over a fellow passenger to move into or out of the seat.
Therefore, there is a need for a seat belt system that is suitable for use on a bus.
The problems associated with seat belts in a bus are exacerbated when the passengers are children. Children may not have sufficient manual dexterity to operate a seat belt buckle, especially if there is some urgency to the operation, such as may be the case in an accident. Accordingly, some school buses do not have bus seats belts for this reason. However, since seat belts are so beneficial, especially in an accident, school buses should have seat belts.
Therefore, there is a need for a seat belt system that is suitable for use on a school bus.
The same reasoning applies to buses that carry passengers that may have manual dexterity deficiencies, such as the aged or the disabled.
Therefore, there is a need for a seat belt system that is suitable for use on a bus that may carry passengers having a manual dexterity deficiency.
Still further, a bus seats may carry passengers of all sizes; whereas, a car may have passengers that are generally the same each time. Accordingly, a seat belt system in a car does not need to be as easily adjustable as a seat belt system in a bus.
Therefore, there is a need for a seat belt system that is easily adjustable.
While adjustability is a goal, safety is much more important in the situation of a seat belt system. Accordingly, any seat belt system should be secure while being easily adjustable.
Therefore, there is a need for a seat belt system that is secure while still being easily adjustable and easily operated.
Since there are millions of buses presently on the road, to be most successful, any seat belt system must be easy and inexpensive to retrofit into an existing bus. If it is expensive or difficult to retrofit a seat belt system into an existing bus, such a system will not be used.
Therefore, there is a need for bus seats belt system that is easily retrofit into an existing vehicle.
