RE: Harness mounting answers

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

So how much reclining is "formula style"? My seatback is not bolt
upright, but it's probably only 10-15 degrees off from that.
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Jeff Loh [SMTP:jeff.loh@fluordaniel.com]
>Sent:	Wednesday, November 06, 1996 8:19 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Harness mounting answers
>
>OK, for those of you into tying yourselves tightly with belts and 
>things. =:-O
>
>here it is.. to paraphrase:
>
>".. the angle of the shoulder belt should be NOT more than 40 degrees
>
>away from horizontal." (fig.1)
>it goes on to say ".. in a reclined seating position, (formula car 
>style) the angle of a line through the driver's spine and the belt 
>should be MORE than 45 degrees" (fig.2)
>        
>-----------        (fig.1)      \       (fig.2)
>      40  /                      \
>         /                    45 /\ <-seatback
>        /  <-belt               /  \
>
>As usual, YMMV etc. 
>
>/J.
>