Device for adjusting the position of a strap return element, in particular of a safety belt for an automobile vehicle

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The device is of the type comprising a guide rail mounted on the post of the vehicle and on which is movable the strap return element. The return element comprises a first planar portion from which extend two wings disposed on each side of the guide rail and between which is provided a blocking plate which extends behind the rail is downwardly, inclined toward the rear side of the rail and cooperative with locking means provided on the rear side of the rail for locking the strap return element in position. Elastic means are provided for biasing the blocking plate to the locking position and the first planar portion of the strap return element to a position in which it bears against the …