History of the Seat belt By allmaxi22 1880 George Cayley invents the seat belt Feb 10, 1885 Edward J. Claghorn tests first ever seat belt 1910 Two point seat belt invented 1949 American car manufacturers Nash make seat belt optional Period: 1950 to 1955 Dr. C. Hunter Shelden makes major contribution to the automobile industry with retractable seat beats 1955 Ford make seat belts optional 1958 Saab issue seat belts as standard in their cars 1959 Nils Bohlin invents first three point seat belt 1959 Three point seat belt invented 1966 Lap seat belt invented 1968 Sash seat belt invented in 1970 Victoria make seat belt mandatory for all car to have