lap belt

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The lap belt is designed to hold the body in the seat.

From Washington Post

In addition to a lap belt and upper body restraint installed by the helicopter manufacturer, FlyNYON provided passengers on the doomed flight with a nylon fall-protection harness that could be released only by cutting a tether with a provided knife or unscrewing a locking carabiner at their backs, investigators said.

From Washington Times

Crew members went row by row to check on passengers and a flight attendant described reaching Row 14 to find a woman still restrained in her seat by her lap belt, but whose upper torso, arms and head had been pulled outside the plane through a broken window.

From Washington Post

The passengers describe seeing the woman still buckled by a lap belt with her head, torso and arm hanging out of the broken window.

From Washington Times

The 11-year-old Paramus student recounted being suspended by his lap belt and said he suffered a serious head injury.

From Seattle Times