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Document | Title | Date |
20080224460 | Assembly for stabilizing seated individuals while exercising or performing sporting or other physical activities - An assembly for stabilizing an individual while exercising or performing various sports or physical activities in a seated position, such as a wheelchair or other support structure. A harness assembly comprises a one or more harness structures each intended to be removably secured to a predetermined part of the individual's body in a manner which safely stabilizes the individual while the individual is exercising or performing sporting or other physical activities. A restraint assembly comprises a plurality of restraining members interconnected to each of the plurality of the harness structures being used and to an anchor assembly, disposed in underlying, supporting relation to the individual and the support structure. The restraint assembly is cooperatively structured with the anchor assembly to maintain any of the harness structures being utilized and the corresponding body portion of the individual in a stable, operative position best suited to effectively and safely perform the intended exercise. | 09-18-2008 |
20080246264 | In-expensive head and upper torso restraint with U-shaped air bag - This invention relates to a vehicle having a pivoted head rest and a pivoted seat back that follows a human head and torso forward during the accident of the vehicle, but prevent backwards motion. A U-shaped air bag, the head rest, and seat back prevent whip-lash and also side-impact-whip-lash by immobilizing the head and torso during a frontal or side impact crash. | 10-09-2008 |
20080246265 | OVER-THE SHOULDER PORTABLE SEATBELT - A portable seatbelt device for attachment to a seat to restrain a person to the seat includes a carrying case and a lap belt having a portion attached to the carrying case. The lap belt is operable to wrap around the person in the vicinity of the person's waist to thereby restrain the person to the device. An exit belt is included having a first portion, a length of which is attached to the carrying case, and a second portion extending from the carrying case with a buckle connector attached thereto. At least one retractable mechanism is attached to the first portion of the exit belt and contains at least one retractable belt. The retractable belt is operable to extend out from the retractable mechanism and around a portion of the seat and connect with the connector attached to the second portion of the exit belt to thereby wrap around the person in the vicinity of the person's shoulders to restrain the person to the seat. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252058 | Seatbelt system - A seat with a four point seat belt system includes first and second seatbelts, and first and second interlock mechanisms. The first seatbelt includes a shoulder portion and a lap portion. The second seatbelt includes a shoulder portion. A first interlock mechanism prevents latching of the second seatbelt into a buckle before latching of the first seatbelt into a buckle. A second interlock mechanism unlatches one of the first and second seatbelts from a buckle upon unlatching of the other of the first and second seatbelts from a buckle. | 10-16-2008 |
20080277914 | Belt Tension Indicator - The present invention concerns a tension indicator ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080277915 | Seat belt device - A seat belt device allowing easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to a vehicle body floor. A hitch member is attached to the seat weight sensor via a mounting bracket by a bolt. A lap anchor is fixed to one end of a seat belt. By locking the lap anchor to the hitch member, the seat belt is connected to the seat weight sensor. In this manner, the seat belt can be easily connected to the vehicle body just by locking the lap anchor to the hitch member. | 11-13-2008 |
20080290643 | Textile Belt Strap Having Load Recognition - A textile belt strap, especially for use in personnel safety devices in land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft. At least one seam is provided on the belt strap for representation of loading of the belt strap that occurs. The seam extends in a longitudinal direction of the belt strap over a portion thereof, and is comprised of an upper thread disposed on one side of the belt strap and a lower thread disposed on the other side of the belt strap. Respective transverse seams are fixedly connected with the belt strap for delimiting opposite ends of the seam. An interlocking of the upper thread and the louver thread is provided externally of the belt strap such that either the upper thread or the lower thread has a linear length or extension between the transverse seams that delimit the seam. | 11-27-2008 |
20080296881 | Interlocking Anchorage and Method of Installing a Seat Belt Assembly - An anchorage mechanism is provided for structurally coupling at least two components in series to withstand tensile loads. The anchorage mechanism includes a lower anchor and an upper anchor. The lower anchor has a first end that includes a substantially flat surface having flange portions, and an opposing second end configured for connecting the lower anchor to one of the at least two components. The upper anchor has a first end defining a receiving portion and a second end defining a first opening configured to secure the upper anchor to a second of the at least two components. The receiving portion is configured in a first manner to receive the flange portions of the lower anchor, and configured in a second manner to interlock the upper anchor with the lower anchor to withstand tensile loads. A method of installing a seat belt assembly with the disclosed anchorage mechanism is also provided. | 12-04-2008 |
20080296882 | BELT BUSHING FOR SAFETY AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a belt bushing for safety belt, combined to a through-hole of a belt combiner and winding the safety belt. The belt bushing gets in contact and combined to all four-side inner circumference surfaces of the through-hole of the belt combiner. | 12-04-2008 |
20080296883 | Device and method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a Motor vehicle - A device for protection of a vehicle occupant ( | 12-04-2008 |
20080303260 | PAWL AND RATCHET ASSEMBLY ADAPTED FOR INDIRECT SENSING OF PROPER OPERATION - An apparatus for monitoring operation of a ratchet-based locking mechanism. The apparatus includes a ratchet and a pawl with a protrusion for engaging the ratchet during contact between the pawl and the ratchet teeth. The apparatus includes an elongated member or amplification arm extending from the pawl. The elongated member includes a base linked to the pawl and a tip spaced apart from the base. The elongated member is linked to the pawl to move when the pawl is displaced relative to the ratchet. The apparatus includes a sensor sensing displacement of the tip of the elongated member, which is greater than the pawl displacement, and the apparatus includes a processor monitoring displacement of the elongated member to indirectly monitor movement of the pawl protrusion during forward motion of the ratchet to verify the locking mechanism is working properly and the pawl will engage the ratchet to block reverse motion. | 12-11-2008 |
20080309061 | Vehicle seat belt utilization safety system - The system algorithm defines the apparatuses and methods for the operation of any vehicle that travels the streets, roads and highways that will provide a safe incentive for the operator to insure that all occupied seats have seat belts properly fastened. The system provides that improperly fastened or altered seat belt will cause the operator to experience a denial of engine start or reduction of speed to safe control speed. | 12-18-2008 |
20090020997 | SEATBELT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A seatbelt device for a vehicle provided with: a webbing that restrains a passenger seated on a seat; a belt reel on which the webbing is wound; a motor that rotation-drives the belt reel; a motor control device that controls the motor; an input determination device that determines whether or not an input signal from a seatbelt operation section including the webbing is an artificial input signal; and a command output device that outputs a setting change command to the motor control device according to a determination result from the input determination device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090058061 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION INDICATIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT A SEAT BELT OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS FASTENED - A system for providing an indication indicative of whether or not a seat belt of a vehicle occupant is fastened includes a seat belt system including a seat belt and a visible marking provided on the seat belt, the marking being visible from outside the vehicle when the seat belt is fastened. Alternatively, the system includes a seat restraint system including a seat restraint system for a passenger including a seat restraint having a locked position for restraining the passenger in a seat, a sensor for sensing whether or not the seat restraint system is in the locked position, and an indicator responsive to the sensor, the indicator being accessible from outside the vehicle or at a location remote from the passenger, for displaying an indication indicative of whether or not the seat restraint system is in the locked position. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066071 | PET SAFETY RESTRAINING BELT FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - A method and an apparatus are provided for enabling a safe and secure environment for a pet traveling in a vehicle during a collision or sudden breaking of the vehicle by using a seat belt system to flexibly restrain the pet with a safety restrainer or a detachable safety belt. In one embodiment, a safety restrainer may secure a pet in a vehicle having a seat belt with a first seat belt prong that latches into a first seat belt buckle. The safety restrainer may comprise a restraint assembly including a restraint strap removably couplable to a body portion of the pet. The restraint assembly may be positionable about the body of the pet and the restrain strap positionable between a pair of fore legs and a pair of hind legs of the pet. The restraint strap may include a first strap end and a second strap end being releasably couplable to each other such that the restraint strap forms a loop having a hole when the first and second strap ends are releasably coupled together. The safety restrainer may further comprise a harness coupled to the restraint assembly. The harness may be releasably couplable to the seat belt of the vehicle for flexibly restraining the pet. The harness may include a first harness end and a second harness end, wherein the first harness end having a second seat belt buckle for releasably coupling to the first seat belt prong and the second harness end having a second seat belt prong for releasably coupling to the first seat belt buckle. | 03-12-2009 |
20090085339 | Seat-belt presenter for a motor vehicle - A seat-belt presenter for a motor vehicle is provided. Said seat-belt presenter comprises a seat-belt capture unit for supplying a seatbelt, a guide means for supplying and retracting the seat-belt capture unit, a pivoting element and a pivoting unit which, together with the pivoting element, forms the seat-belt capture unit. The pivoting unit contains a locking device which during the supply operation, locks the pivoting element in its expanded position in such a manner that it does not pivot inward under the dynamic effect of the seatbelt, permits the pivoting element to pivot inward by means of manual application of force while it is still locked, and automatically unlocks during retraction of the guide means. | 04-02-2009 |
20090243273 | BELT-TENSIONING DRIVE - The invention relates to a belt tensioning drive which has an electric motor, a gear shaft and an output wheel. The electric motor drives the gear shaft via a first gear which is a worm gear. The gear shaft, for its part, uses a second gear to drive the output wheel which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the winding shaft of the seatbelt. This second gear is also a worm gear. | 10-01-2009 |
20090261565 | BOOSTER SEAT EQUIPPED WITH A SEATBELT ADAPTOR - A seatbelt adaptor, a system, and a method for enabling a user to improve the buckling and unbuckling of a child in a child booster safety seat in a vehicle, for use in conjunction with a conventional seatbelt restraint system, the seatbelt adaptor comprising a central lengthening device, an adaptor latch plate, and an adaptor buckle and wherein the length of the seatbelt adaptor is suited to improve upon the latching of the buckle of the seatbelt that secures a child seated in the child booster safety seat within a vehicle. | 10-22-2009 |
20090273172 | Seat belt system - A vehicle occupant restraint system includes a seat belt webbing connected to a latch plate, wherein the latch plate is configured to be releasably connected to a buckle assembly in order to secure the webbing in a position capable of restraining the occupant. The buckle assembly includes a release button, a blocking component, a solenoid coupled to a connecting member positioned to engage the blocking component, and a solenoid actuator electrically connected to the solenoid. The blocking component is configured to engage the latch plate in order to connect the latch plate to the buckle assembly, and is configured to disengage from the latch plate in order to facilitate the release of the latch plate when the release button is depressed. When the solenoid actuator actuates the solenoid, the connecting member is configured to move to thereby change the position of the blocking component in order disengage the blocking component from the latch plate. | 11-05-2009 |
20090295138 | SEAT BELTS - A cover to envelop a plastic part of a seat belt tongue of a seat belt. The cover uses an elastically deformable body to allow it to be easily fitted and removed from the tongue. | 12-03-2009 |
20090302593 | Positioning device - A positioning device has a deformable load-bearing element ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090309344 | RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN VEHICLES AND METHODS OF RESTRAINT - A safety restraint system to restrain a wheelchair-seated person in a vehicle includes a belt including a pelvic restraining portion connectable between a first side and an second side. The system also includes a structural system to maintain the pelvic restraining portion at a sufficient height when the pelvic restraining portion is connected between the first side and the second side of the vehicle to allow the wheelchair-seated person to move the wheelchair forward to be restrained by the pelvic restraining portion. The structural system can, for example, maintain the pelvic restraining portion above the each of knees of the wheelchair-seated person. | 12-17-2009 |
20090309345 | DEVICE FOR RESTRAINING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - A kit for a device for restraining a vehicle occupant includes a prefabricated seat belt retractor ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100019481 | Guide loop assembly - A guide loop assembly for a seat belt has a core body with spaced front and rear flanges and an arcuate bearing surface for the seat belt extending therebetween. An arcuate shell cover is provided and has a concave configuration relative to the arcuate bearing surface. The shell cover extends between the front and rear flanges thereof. The shell cover includes a bushing portion integrally connected by a flexible hinge to the concave core configuration portion. The integral hinge is connected to an impact cover as by threading a flexible portion of the hinge through a hinge portion such as a split pin on the impact cover. In a method assembly, the impact cover and shell cover are hinged together and mounted on the core. After the fastener is inserted through the assembly, the impact cover is pivoted about the hinge to cover a fastener for the assembly. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025976 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT - This invention relates to the field of load restraint systems, particularly occupant restraint systems that provide improved restraint by adopting more closely the contour of the occupant and particularly actively controlled restraint systems which respond to the external environment and hazardous situations. There is provided an articulated restraint which more closely adopts the profile of an occupant to provide a better and closer fitting restraint. Improving the fit of the restraint to the occupant provides better survivability in impact scenarios. The articulated restraint is formed from a series of elements which are joined by a connecting cord. When tension is applied to the cord the elements compress together and adopt the form of the occupant, further tension forces the elements to form a substantially rigid conformation which retains the occupant in a seat. There is further provided an active restraint system for actively controlling the tension in the connecting cord in response to external forces or hazardous events. The restraint and active restraint system may be used in place of conventional five point harnesses and seat belts to provide improved survivability in impacts and better restraint in the seating position for manoeuvres resulting in significant G-forces. | 02-04-2010 |
20100084845 | Seatbelt Restraint - Part of a seat belt, anchored at the top of the seat, adopts a conventional sash/belt arrangement ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100207373 | Diverter for the Seatbelt System of a Motor Vehicle - A deflector for a safety belt system of a motor vehicle with a metal core, which has a mounting aperture in the upper section ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100213696 | SEATBELT HOLDING STRUCTURE - [Problem to be Solved] The present invention has been achieved to provide a seatbelt holding structure that can increase the openness of a seating space by holding the entire seatbelt, and that can prevent tampering of an attachment by an infant or loss of the attachment. | 08-26-2010 |
20100244423 | Seat belt buckle - A vehicle seat belt assembly comprises a vehicle seat configured to contain a seat occupant; a seat belt webbing mountable to the vehicle seat and connected to a latch plate, wherein the latch plate is configured to be releasably connected to a seat belt buckle in order to secure the webbing in a position capable of restraining the occupant; and a buckle strap mountable to a portion of the vehicle seat or vehicle structure and connected to the buckle, wherein the buckle strap includes a plurality of brackets configured to attach to a buckle component. Additionally, a vehicle seat belt assembly could comprise a buckle strap and buckle frame manufactured as a single component. | 09-30-2010 |
20110227324 | PARATRANSIT LIFT WITH SAFETY BELTS - A paratransit lift is provided with safety belts with separable components. The components are configured for attachment of the lift without any alteration of the lift structure. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233911 | Supplemental Automotive Restraint For Pregnant Women - A Supplemental Automotive Restraint System for Pregnant Women has a protective shell structure with integral “Pelvic Yoke and Crotch Post”, “Breast Plate”, structural “Abdominal Bridge/Shell” over the abdomen between the “Pelvic Yoke” and the “Breast Plate”, “Shoulder Belt Retainer”, and appropriate padding and fill material, all of which work in conjunction with the standard automotive Type II lap and shoulder belt restraint system as required to be installed in all new passenger cars manufactured for sale in the United States by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 (FMVSS 208). The purpose of the “Supplemental Automotive Restraint System for Pregnant Women” is to reduce the likelihood of injury to a pregnant mother and her unborn child during maneuvering, crash, or other non-impact event of a motor vehicle while the mother is driving or riding in the vehicle. | 09-29-2011 |
20120098244 | METHODS OF PREVENTING OR REDUCING THE AFFECTS OF ROOF IMPACT IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS - A method of autonomously preventing or reducing the affects of roof impact in automotive applications, including the steps of determining a vehicle condition indicative of an imminent roof impact, and modifying a vehicular seat or roof structure, or deploying a netting as a result thereof, wherein active material actuation is preferably utilized to effect the same. | 04-26-2012 |
20120146317 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING SAFETY VALVE - The invention relates, amongst other things, to an occupant protection device comprising a pyrotechnical gas generator ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120161428 | Protective Holding Strap System - A system for securing a person while in a vehicle is disclosed. A flexible strap member having at least a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to receive a wrist of a person and the second end is configured to receive a hand of the person. The flexible strap member is made of a slide resistant material. | 06-28-2012 |
20120161429 | Augmented Vehicle Seat Mount - A vehicle seat mounting assembly is provided in which the seat mounts are attached to body cross-members that are, in turn, mechanically coupled to battery pack cross-members contained within a battery pack enclosure mounted under the vehicle. | 06-28-2012 |
20120274056 | SAFETY SEATBELT SYSTEM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN - A safety seatbelt system for pregnant women comprising: a ballistic nylon webbing restraint harness having a profile providing an open abdominal area for accommodating a developing fetus within the pregnant passenger; an attachment strap having a female end that wraps around the posterior region of a seat in a vehicle; a chest and thigh engaging portion, such that a chest of the pregnant passenger is suitably restrained from forward movement in the event of a collision; at least two threadable clips to provide side adjustment; and a back strap. The restraint harness has a top female end and bottom male end along with several additional male ends. The restrain harness provides attachment points on both bottom sides of the restrain harness such that the restrain harness can be removably affixed to the OEM seatbelt assembly in the vehicle. | 11-01-2012 |
20120286501 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A tongue assembly for use in an occupant restraint system also having a buckle mechanism and a webbing. The tongue assembly includes a tongue member configured to selectively engage the buckle mechanism, a body formed over a portion of the tongue member, a cam, and a biasing member configured to rotationally bias the cam. The body includes a contact surface. The cam includes a cam surface and is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation between a first locking position and a second free position. When the cam is positioned in the second free position the tongue assembly is free to slide along the length of the webbing, and when the cam is positioned in the first locking position a portion of the webbing is clamped between the cam surface and the contact surface thereby preventing the tongue assembly from sliding along the length of the webbing. | 11-15-2012 |
20130069356 | SEAT BELT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat belt apparatus for a vehicle including an anchor metal plate coupled with a vehicle body by a fastening bolt to extensively support a seat belt and upper and lower covers to receive the anchor metal plate. A contact rib is formed on at least one side portion of the inner surface of the upper cover, and a sidewall is formed on a side portion of the lower cover to make contact with the contact rib. An arc-type rib is formed on the bottom plate of the lower cover corresponding to an outer peripheral portion of at least one side portion of the base portion of the anchor metal plate, and a connection rib is formed between the arc-type rib and the sidewall. An arc-type slot is formed on the bottom plate of the lower cover. | 03-21-2013 |
20130187372 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A buckle assembly for a seat belt system includes a belt buckle, a transmission mechanism arranged to move the belt buckle from a first position to a second position, and an electric motor for driving the transmission mechanism. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The rotor includes a motor shaft, a commutator fixed to the motor shaft, a rotor core fixed to the motor shaft and rotor windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and electrically connected to segments of the commutator. The rotor windings include a plurality of winding units. Each winding unit includes at least two coils, the coils of each winding unit being wound about the same teeth and electrically connected to a same pair of segments, in parallel. | 07-25-2013 |
20130207371 | PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - A pretensioner includes a member having a through-hole, a tubular cover, and an actuator configured to pull the member to pull a belt folded back through the through-hole, wherein the tubular cover has a mounting portion that is fixedly positioned on the member upon being put on the member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130249204 | Restraint Framework for Supporting a Passenger Restraint - A restraint framework for supporting a passenger restraint and for facilitating restraint of a passenger within a vehicle. The restraint framework comprises a lateral support and an upright support. The upright support has a restraint coupling location that facilitates coupling with a passenger restraint. The restraint framework further comprises vehicle couplers to facilitate securing the upright and lateral supports to the vehicle at vehicle attachment points. The restraint framework also comprises a junction to secure the lateral support to the vehicle about a lower vehicle attachment point, and to couple the lateral support to the upright support. The lateral support and/or the junction includes a restraint coupling location that facilitates coupling with the passenger restraint. Additionally, the restraint framework comprises an adjustment member operable with the upright and lateral supports to facilitate independent length adjustment, and to facilitate adjustment of the restraint coupling locations relative to the vehicle attachment points. | 09-26-2013 |
20130334802 | PERSONNEL RESTRAINT SEAT BELT - A personnel restraint seat belt having an elongated flexible web with a front surface, a rear surface, and two side edges. A distinguishing feature, such as a raised bump, color strip, or edge cut outs are provided adjacent at least one of the side edges of the web. The distinguishing feature allows for rapid identification of the restraint seat belt during emergency situations. | 12-19-2013 |
20140077483 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle having a first vehicle seat, a first seat belt, assigned to the first vehicle seat and having an assigned first receptacle, at least one second vehicle seat, a second seat belt, assigned to the second vehicle seat and having an assigned second receptacle, a first receptacle sensor for determining whether the first seat belt is engaged in the first receptacle, a second receptacle sensor for determining whether the second seat belt is engaged in the second receptacle, and a man-machine interface for outputting a start command. In addition, the motor vehicle includes a control unit for generating the start command and for determining the time from the outputting of the start command to the engaging of the first seat belt in the first receptacle and the time from the outputting of the start command to the engaging of the second seat belt in the second receptacle. | 03-20-2014 |
20140151992 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SECURING A SEAT BELT BUCKLE - Mounting device for securing a seat belt buckle to a seat frame of a vehicle seat has a fitting which is connectable to the seat belt buckle via a connecting element, and a mounting element which is connected to the seat frame. The fitting is supported on the mounting element in a rotatably articulated manner. A spring element having a locking element is provided which is fastened to the mounting device in a rotation-free manner. By rotating the fitting on the mounting element from a mounting position into a use position, a cutout in the fitting overlaps with a cutout in the mounting element, and the locking element locks with both cutouts at the same time, thus fixing the fitting, prevented from rotating, on the mounting element. | 06-05-2014 |
20140167400 | SAFETY BELT STRAP FOR ARRANGEMENT ON A VEHICLE SEAT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A safety belt strap is proposed for arrangement on a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, with a belt tensioning section. The safety belt strap is able to be shortened via the belt tensioning section. The belt tensioning section has two marginal regions and a central region, which connects the two marginal regions, with a pyrotechnic tensioning device. The pyrotechnic tensioning device is in operative connection with the belt tensioning section such that after triggering of the pyrotechnic tensioning device the two marginal regions of the belt tensioning section are moved to one another independently of the central region, in order to shorten the safety belt strap. | 06-19-2014 |
20140265286 | SEATBELT ANCHOR ASSEMBLY - A seatbelt anchor assembly includes a ferrule, a cable, and seatbelt buckle. The ferrule can be mounted at one end to a seat base or other mounted structure of the vehicle, and can further include an anti-rotation pin that is received in a locating hole of the seat base to limit rotation of the ferrule during mounting and during normal occupant use. The pin can be made from aluminum or other material that can shear off in response to a dynamic vehicle load, allowing the ferrule to pivot about its mounting location to align the loads. The ferrule can be in the form of a blank including a body portion and a head portion having a pair of ears, and can include a recess between the ear portions and the body portion to limit tension in the ferrule when the ferrule is crimped to mount a cable thereto. | 09-18-2014 |
20140306436 | THROUGH ANCHOR - In a through anchor, a side face on a piece side of a groove portion is configured by a piece side inclined face, with the piece side inclined face being inclined in a direction such that an angle formed between the piece side inclined face and a slide face of the piece is an obtuse angle. During molding of a molded portion, an apex portion of a rib of a mold is disposed on or abuts the piece side inclined face of the piece. Movement of the piece in a length direction thereof is accordingly suppressed by the rib of the mold. The molded portion can accordingly be molded with the piece in a well-positioned state by injecting a resin material for the molded portion into the mold in this state. | 10-16-2014 |
20150014975 | RESCUE DUAL BUCKLE VEHICLE SEAT BELT, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING, AND USING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to a vehicle seat belt, and a method of assembling, and using the same. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus for providing at least one rescue buckle so as to form a dual buckle vehicle seat belt in a vehicle, and a. method of assembling, and using the same. The invention further comprises a standard three point seat belt system having a standard seat belt buckle along with a separate second or rescue seat belt buckle using the same seat belt strap where either of those two seat belt buckles can be disengaged from their respective receptacles at the time of need or rescue. The seat belt has a first. seat belt buckle secured to one end, while a second seat belt buckle is allowed to slideably move from one end to the other end of the seat belt. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021895 | ANCHOR PLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEATBELT - An anchor plate mounting structure of a vehicle seatbelt includes an anchor plate that is provided on a mounting portion provided on a surrounding portion of a vehicle seat, and has a belt connecting portion to which an end portion of a lap belt of the vehicle seatbelt, the lap belt corresponding to a waist of an occupant, is fastened; a fastening portion that is provided in a position away from the belt connecting portion, and by which the anchor plate is fastened to the mounting portion; and a rotation-stopping portion that is provided in a position away from both the belt connecting portion and the fastening portion, and by which the anchor plate engages with a mounting portion side. An alignment direction of the belt connecting portion and the fastening portion intersects with an alignment direction of the fastening portion and the rotation-stopping portion. | 01-22-2015 |
20150076806 | SEATBELT LIFT MEMBER AND METHOD - A seat belt lift member in cooperation with seat belts in an automotive vehicle including a vehicle seat having a seat belt well formed therein, a seat belt including two pieces of strap with a buckle attached to one end of one piece, and the buckle positioned in the seat belt well, and a seat belt lift member positioned in the seat belt well in contact with the buckle so as to raise the buckle at least partially out of the seat belt well and into an accessible orientation. The seat belt lift member is one of a pliable body positioned in and conforming to the shape of the seatbelt well and a housing positioned in the seat belt well and mounting the buckle and a release button so as to be accessible from one surface of the housing. | 03-19-2015 |
20150091287 | METHOD FOR RELEASING A RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR A RIDER ON A VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING VEHICLE - A method for releasing a restraint device for a rider on a vehicle, the restraint device having a connecting element by which the rider is detachably connected to the vehicle, includes: ascertaining an inclination angle and/or a slope angle of the vehicle; ascertaining a rotational rate about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and/or a transverse axis of the vehicle; comparing each ascertained rotational rate with an associated critical rotational rate which is a function of the inclination angle and/or the slope angle; and releasing the connecting element if the ascertained rotational rate is at least equal to the associated critical rotational rate. | 04-02-2015 |
20150115587 | SELF-RELEASABLE SAFETY BELT - The present invention is pertaining to a self-releasable safety belt ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150115588 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A buckle assembly for a vehicle includes a buckle member, an anchor bracket, and a webbing strap. The buckle member includes a connector that defines a buckle opening. The anchor bracket is operatively disposed in adjacent relationship to the buckle member and is configured for attachment to the vehicle. The anchor bracket defines a anchor opening. The webbing strap extends between a first strap portion and a second strap portion to form a loop portion therebetween. The webbing strap presents a first side and a second side, opposing the first side. The loop portion of the webbing strap extends through the buckle opening of the connector and the anchor opening of the anchor bracket. The first side of the first strap portion and the first side of the second strap portion are disposed in facing relationship to one another and a joint is formed therebetween. | 04-30-2015 |
20160075305 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - An off-road vehicle according to the present invention is equipped with a driver's seat; a seat belt apparatus provided for the driver's seat; a seat belt detecting means for detecting the set state of the seat belt apparatus provided for the driver's sear; and a controller for controlling the off-road vehicle, wherein the controller has a rotation speed control mode for controlling the rotation speed of the engine to a predetermined rotation speed or less, and the controller releases the rotation speed control mode when the seat belt detecting means detects the set state of the seat belt apparatus provided for the driver's seat. | 03-17-2016 |
20160121846 | PRETENSIONER WITH GUIDE LOOP OR ANCHOR - A number of variations may include a product comprising: a pretensioner that moves from a first position to a second position, several with a with guide loop assembly comprising: a guide loop; a pretensioner, wherein the pretensioner is attached to the guide loop; and wherein the pretensioner moves a guide loop from a first position to a second position upon deployment. A number of variations may also include a slot in the pretensioner body through which motion is communicated to a seatbelt anchor or guide loop to move it from a first position to a second position. | 05-05-2016 |
20160137161 | Seatbelt Through-Anchor And Seatbelt Device - The present invention provides a seatbelt through-anchor and device capable of preventing jamming during an emergency. A through-anchor is rotatably attached to a vehicle interior wall and is folded back after a webbing extracted from a retractor is inserted through the through-anchor. The through-anchor includes: an insertion hole including an approximately linear lower edge on which the webbing slides, and a lateral edge curving from an end part of the lower edge; a lower-side part provided below the lower edge; and a bump part extending from an end of the lower-side part, protruding beyond a surface of the lower-side part in a direction corresponding to a vehicle interior side. The bump part includes peak parts protruding the furthest in the course of separating from the lateral edge, and includes, between each of the peak parts and the lateral edge, a first sliding surface including a curved surface outwardly protruding from the through-anchor. | 05-19-2016 |
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