| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297474000 |
Retractable
| 69 |
| 297483000 |
Shoulder belt or harness
| 27 |
| 297480000 |
Inertia-responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness
| 22 |
| 297481000 |
Having means for storage in nonuse position or in position to be handy for use
| 10 |
| 297470000 |
With means to absorb energy of acceleration
| 10 |
| 297482000 |
Belt or belt anchor covers
| 7 |
| 297485000 |
Having means providing easily releasable attachment to a chair or seat | 5 |
| 20080238179 | Child restraint assembly for child vehicle seat - A child restraint assembly for a child vehicle seat includes a buckle assembly including a buckle and a pair of latches, a harness coupled to the buckle assembly, and a harness adjuster to adjust the harness. The buckle includes a buckle actuator slidable between a first position and a second position relative to a front surface of the buckle to unlock the buckle assembly. The harness adjuster includes a housing and a harness adjuster actuator movable between a first position and a second position relative to a front surface of the housing to unlock the harness adjuster. Movement of the buckle actuator from the first position to the second position is in the same direction as movement of the harness adjuster actuator from the first position to the second position. The buckle can include a grip surface of sufficient thickness to enable a user to brace a finger against the buckle grip surface when actuating the buckle actuator. Likewise, the housing can include a grip surface of sufficient thickness to enable a user to brace a finger against the housing grip surface when actuating the harness adjuster actuator. The child restraint assembly also can include a chest clip coupled to the harness. The chest clip can include a male member and a female member releasably coupled to the male member, the male member having a pair of opposing grip surfaces of sufficient thickness to enable a user to grip the male member when decoupling the male member and the female member. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080284233 | Vehicle seat, in particular a shell-type seat - In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a shell-type seat, having a backrest ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100171359 | PORTABLE SAFETY BELT - A portable safety belt for use on a motor coach passenger seat is provided. The portable safety belt is formed of a single strap routed to form a closed loop for encircling a seatback and an open loop terminating at either end of the strap with a male and female buckle. The open loop is adapted as a lap belt for holding a passenger. A locking member disposed at a side of the closed loop provides interrelated adjustment of the open and closed loops to tighten the closed loop around the seatback. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120025589 | 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 male end and a female end that wraps around a posterior region of a seat in a vehicle; a D-ring bracket; a neck 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 a bottom female end along with a male end. The restraint harness provides attachment points on both bottom sides of the restraint harness such that the restraint harness can be removably affixed to the OEM seatbelt assembly in the vehicle. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20140361596 | PORTABLE SEAT RESTRAINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A removable seat restraint apparatus intended to restrain a child on a variety of seats is provided. The apparatus may include an adjustable waist strap that fits snugly around the waist of the child and at least two connecting straps that are transversely attached at opposing end of the waist strap. The connecting straps may connect on the periphery of the seat to a support strap assembly which may be attached to one or more support structures such as a chair leg or pedestal. The length of the support straps may be adjustable to keep the waist centered on the seat when secured around the waist of the child. | 12-11-2014 |
| 297473000 |
Belt or harness rides on seat connected slide | 5 |
| 20090079253 | Rotational vehicle restraint system - A rotational vehicle restraint system includes an anchoring component configured to be attached to a vehicle seat assembly; a rotatable component attached to the anchoring component and configured to rotate relative to the anchoring component about an axis of rotation; and a harness connected to the rotatable component and configured to fit about a passenger. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is configured to restrain a passenger fitted with the harness in both an upright sitting position and a lying down position. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is also optionally configured to enable the passenger fitted with the harness to change from a first lying down position facing forward in the vehicle seat assembly to a second lying down position facing backward in the vehicle seat assembly. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090174250 | CONFIGURABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A configurable restraint system ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090284067 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT BELT SYSTEM - A 4-point occupant restraint belt system for a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a back rest. A one-piece belt is connected to the vehicle at upper and lower attachment points disposed adjacent a first side of the vehicle seat, and a buckle is disposed adjacent an opposite second side of the vehicle seat. A latch is slidingly mounted on the belt and engagable with the buckle to secure the belt around a seat occupant in a three-point configuration. A lifting arm has a lowered position wherein it is beneath the belt and adjacent the latch when the latch is engaged with the buckle, and the lifting arm is movable to a raised position wherein it raises a portion of the belt to a position adjacent the back rest above the buckle, thereby creating a 4 | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110181093 | CONFIGURABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A configurable restraint system ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120248846 | Height-adjustable deflection device for a three-point belt, vehicle seat with a three-point belt and method for the height adjustment of the upper fastening point of a three-point belt - A height-adjustable deflection device that functions as the upper fastening point of a three-point safety belt which facilitates adjustment of the belt height and minimizes unintentional changes of the upper fastening point. The relative height of the upper fastening point of the belt is established by a slot formed in the device housing. In a locked position, the housing is engaged with a holder in a form-locking manner via connecting means to securely establish the upper fastening point of the belt. In an adjustment position, engagement between the holder and the housing is prevented to enable free rotation of the housing about a swivel axle. The configuration of the housing geometry with respect to the swivel axle, the height of the outlet slot thereby changes during rotation of the housing. The relative height of the slot, i.e., the upper fastening point, can be readily established on an individual basis. | 10-04-2012 |
| 297469000 |
Passive restraint system | 3 |
| 20120326486 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING A VEHICLE SEAT BELT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically locking and unlocking a vehicle seat belt, which automatically locks and unlocks seat belts of a driver seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle. The apparatus includes: a first housing | 12-27-2012 |
| 20140103696 | SEAT BELT APPARATUS - A control device controls driving of a motor such that a clutch of a power transmission mechanism is moved to a disconnecting position and thereby a belt reacher device is moved around in a forward direction of a vehicle by a return spring of the belt reacher device, if a change from an open state to a closed state of a door is detected by a door switch. The control device controls driving of the motor such that a webbing is winded and thereby the belt reacher device is moved around to a retracted position in a backward direction of the vehicle, if a determination is made that no occupant seated in a passenger seat is detected by an output of an OFF signal from a buckle switch of the passenger seat and a determination is made that start-up of the vehicle is detected by an output of an ON signal from an ignition switch. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150307060 | A SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRESENTER ASSEMBLY - A seat belt buckle presenter assembly ( | 10-29-2015 |
| Entries |
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| 20080211287 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to the seatback frame and a belt selectively extendable from and retractable to the retractor. A first end of the belt is disposed in the retractor. A guide is coupled to the seatback frame and defines an orifice with the belt slideably extending through the orifice. The retractor and the guide are fixed relative to the seatback frame and the second end of the belt is fixed to the seatback frame. The retractor, the guide, and both ends of the belt rotate from the upright position to the forward position in response to a force exerted on the seatback frame during rapid deceleration of the seat assembly. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080290717 | SEATBELT PULLING TOOL - There is provided a “threadable” seatbelt pulling tool adapted to be releasably secured to a male engagement plate of a seat belt buckle for aiding in the endeavor of securing a child restraint safety seat within a vehicle. In one aspect of the present seatbelt pulling tool, the tool facilitates the extension of the seat belt through the frame of a child safety restraint, so that the male engagement plate of the seat belt buckle can be coupled with the mating female buckle of the seat belt to secure the child safety restraint to the seat of the vehicle. In a second aspect of the present invention, for new motor vehicles, an aperture is provided in the seatbelt pulling tool to accommodate the new “latch” system design of seat restraining belts to be threaded through the frame of a child safety restraint. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090008983 | SEAT BELT GUIDE AND ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat belt guide comprises a substantially rigid and elongate support body having at least one anchor position for enabling the seat belt guide to be supported by a support member extending from a vehicle seat back to a headrest, and the elongate support body comprising a guide formation which extends along at least part of the length of the support body and along which a seat belt diverter is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the support member extends from a vehicle seat back to a headrest, and clamping means to secure the belt diverter in a required position relative to the elongate support body. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090015055 | Sliding carriage for a height adjuster of a safety belt system - A sliding carriage for a height adjuster of a safety belt system has a carrier plate and an attachment structure for a deflector fitting, the attachment structure being made in one piece with the carrier plate. The carrier plate includes a bending portion in which the carrier plate becomes bent when a predetermined force acting on the deflector fitting is exceeded. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090066145 | Seatbelt shoulder strap management device - A managing device for use by an adult to compel the shoulder strap of a seatbelt restraint system from chaffing or irritating the user's neck in anyway without compromising the integrity or purpose of the restraint system. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090066146 | DETACHABLE SEAT BELT FOR USE WITH A VEHICLE SEAT BELT TO CONTROLLABLY RESTRAIN MOVEMENT OF A PET IN A VEHICLE - A detachable seat belt is provided for use with a vehicle seat belt to controllably restrain movement of a pet in a vehicle. By anchoring the detachable pet seat belt to a prong and a buckle of a vehicle seat belt system safety may be provided to a pet traveling in a vehicle during a collision or sudden deceleration of the vehicle. In one embodiment, a detachable seat belt is provided for use with a pet in a vehicle having a passenger seat belt system including a vehicle seat belt prong and a vehicle seat belt buckle. The detachable seat belt may comprise a harness configured to releasably couple to the vehicle seat belt prong and the vehicle seat belt buckle of the passenger seat belt system. The detachable seat belt may further comprise a seat belt webbing coupled to the harness, the seat belt webbing including a first side length having a first prong attached thereto and a second side length having a first buckle combined with a webbing adjuster for adjusting and locking the seat belt webbing. In this way, when the seat belt webbing is buckled and adjusted snugly across a torso of a pet, the detachable seat belt may hold the pet safely on a vehicle seat during at least one of a sudden deceleration of the vehicle or in response to an impact force that the vehicle to experience in a collision. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090072607 | Vehicle seat having buckle holding structure - A buckle holding structure for holding a buckle unit on a seat cushion, the buckle unit having: a belt of which one end is fixed to a vehicle body; and a buckle fixed to the other end of the belt, the buckle holding structure including: a band that has elasticity, has a predetermined width, and is folded in a U shape to form a folded portion, wherein both ends of the band are fixed to a rear end of the seat cushion so as to be disposed on the same plane in a width direction of the band; the belt of the buckle unit is inserted into a gap formed between both ends of the band, which is fixed to the rear end of the seat cushion, and the folded portion; and the buckle is caught by the folded portion. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090079252 | CRISS-CROSS HARNESS SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SEATS - A Criss-Cross harness system with a single strap mechanism that can be threaded through guides formed along a seat to allow restraint of an infant in a seat. The strap can be held behind the seat by a quick release mechanism that can also be disengaged by pressing a single button or squeezing two handles/paddles together. When a passenger attempts to pull on the strap to remove the area of the body held down, the entire strap mechanism gets re-tightened, thereby holding the securely in the seat. The criss-Cross harness system can be used with a high chair, a stroller, a swing, a race car, airplane cockpit, amusement park ride, wheel chair. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090115237 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - A seat belt retractor mounting system for a vehicle seat includes a bracket having a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A generally planar plate is located generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first sidewall of the bracket. The plate is coupled to the second sidewall. In addition, at least one of the bracket and plate are secured to, and cooperate with, a seat cushion frame of the seat to surround and protect an emergency locking retractor mounted to the first sidewall. A method employs the system. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090278394 | Occupant Restraint Apparatus - An occupant restraint apparatus | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090284065 | Vehicle-Occupant Restraint System - A vehicle-occupant restraint system | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284066 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus - An occupant restraining apparatus in which a seat bag and an air belt are inflated by a common inflator and the constitution of which can be simplified. The occupant restraining apparatus includes an inflatable seat bag | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090315385 | Securement device - A restraining strap assembly for restraining a person in a wheelchair which is made up of two cooperating securement strap assemblies, namely a chair securement strap assembly that is secured to the wheelchair seat and a person securement strap assembly that can be removably interconnected with the chair securement strap assembly as is used to prevent inadvertent separation of the person's legs. The chair securement strap assembly includes a pair of elongated, spaced apart strap segments that circumscribe and are connected to the seat of the wheelchair. The person securement strap assembly which is releasably connected to the chair securement strap assembly can be easily positioned by the handicapped person about his or her legs in a manner to keep the legs together. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100038954 | SEATBELT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A seatbelt adjusting device includes: a guiding track provided with a plurality of first engaging members; a belt-connecting slider mounted on the guiding track and slidable on the guiding track; a actuator mounted movably on the belt-connecting slider, provided with a second engaging member, and operable to move relative to the belt-connecting slider between an engaging position, in which the second engaging member engages releasably an aligned one of the first engaging members, and a disengaging position, in which the second engaging member is disengaged from the first engaging members; and an urging member urging against the actuator for restoring the actuator from the disengaging position to the engaging position. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100109416 | ADJUSTABLE SAFETY HARNESS - An adjustable harness for restricting a person's movement while in a professional services chair, having a waist strap, a crotch strap, two shoulder straps, and a front cross piece, each coupled together in front of the person by permanent stitching, and each extending over the front of the person's torso and coupling together behind the chair with adjustable fasteners and at least one slidable ring. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100141010 | Device for a Seat Belt Guide - A device for a seat belt guide having a first connector portion fitting in a complementary manner with a stationary seat belt connector, and having a second connector portion fitting in a complementary and releasable manner with a free connector of a seat belt when in a released position, wherein the seat belt guide is provided with a stabilizing body arranged to bear against a seat cushion or an adjoining component. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100164273 | Friction Composition for a Seat Belt and a Seat Belt Coated With Such a Composition - The present invention relates to a low friction composition for a seat belt, characterized in that it comprises the following components:
| 07-01-2010 |
| 20100259090 | SEAT BELT WEBBING, METHOD AND NARROW FABRIC NEEDLE LOOM FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME - The invention relates to a method for weaving a webbing, comprising at least one first (right-hand) weft thread and at least one second (left-hand) weft thread, characterized in that the two weft threads are introduced into the same shed from both sides of the webbing, are wound around weft thread retainers in weft change loops, are substantially retained by the weft thread retainers until shed change and are then stripped off from the left thread retainers by the reed and after shed change and are bound against the stop. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100301659 | ROTATIONAL VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A rotational vehicle restraint system includes an anchoring component configured to be attached to a vehicle seat assembly; a rotatable component attached to the anchoring component and configured to rotate relative to the anchoring component about an axis of rotation; and a harness connected to the rotatable component and configured to fit about a passenger. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is configured to restrain a passenger fitted with the harness in both an upright sitting position and a lying down position. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is also optionally configured to enable the passenger fitted with the harness to change from a first lying down position facing forward in the vehicle seat assembly to a second lying down position facing backward in the vehicle seat assembly. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100308637 | Seat Belt - The invention relates to a seat belt ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100314930 | BUCKLE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A buckle structure of a vehicle seat includes: a seat belt that restrains an occupant; a tongue member that is provided at the seat belt; and a buckle member that is configured to lock the tongue member. The buckle member is disposed at a restraint position of the vehicle seat so that a protruding unit provided at the buckle member protrudes from the restraint position due to a pushing member, and when the tongue member is inserted into the buckle member, the tongue member is locked to the buckle member after the protruding unit returns to the restraint position against pushing forces of the pushing member. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110062765 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE SEAT BELT - A vehicle seat ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110089744 | GUIDING SYSTEM FOR THE SAFETY BELT SECURING PASSENGERS OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a guiding system for the safety belt securing the passengers of a vehicle to their seat, comprising two lower anchor points and deflection means preferably fixed to the seat for redirecting the webbing from one of the lower anchors towards the rear part of the seat, towards a point arranged above the level of the deflection means, in which the deflection means comprise a groove in which the webbing is inserted, the end sections of the groove being convex curved, with the concavity directed towards the rear part of the backrest of the seat, and the outer edge of the front wall of the groove being formed by a bearing surface with a rounded cross-section on which the webbing is borne and freely slides, all of it such that the exit direction of the webbing through the groove varies according to the deflection height, i.e., according to the position occupied by the webbing along the groove. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110187177 | Car seat pressure deceleration controller - An improved car seat pressure deceleration controller apparatus for providing in pressure through harness means positioned across the front chest of a seated occupant of a passenger vehicle, movable upon impact of the vehicle by activation of electric solenoid means connected by cable means extended over pulley means to engage an upper portion of the harness means, and to move the harness means in an elevated position to encompass over the head of the occupant, and the harness means being connected along its lower portion to tension belt means, controlled by gearbox drive means and motor means to provide deceleration controlled movement to the harness means to decelerate the movements of the harness means, and programmable computer and processor means to determine the position of the harness means to determine the deceleration control for the harness means. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110291458 | Systems and Methods for Releasing Children from Safety Seats - The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for releasing children from child safety seats. A child safety seat is secured to a vehicle seat, and a child is secured to the child safety seat. A single release action enables the child to be removed from the child safety seat thereby facilitating removal of the child from the child safety seat and reducing the time required to remove the child from the child safety seat. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110316321 | DEPLOYABLE/STOWABLE SEAT MOUNTED SEAT BELT WEBBING COMFORT GUIDE - A seat belt guide includes a housing defining an interior region, and a guide member at least partially disposed within the interior region. The guide member defines a channel for receiving and guiding a webbing of a seat belt. The guide member is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the channel concealed when in the stowed position, and the channel exposed when in the deployed position. The guide member includes a base portion and a guide portion, with the guide portion rotatable relative to the base portion to allow for automatic withdrawal of the webbing from the channel when the seat is moved into a position that does not require the use of the seat belt guide. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120068520 | LOCKING TONGUE FOR A SAFETY BELT - A locking tongue has a base part, a webbing slot in the base part and a locking cam. The locking cam is movable between a rest position and a clamping position. A biasing means biases the locking cam towards the rest position. The locking cam can assume the rest position in which the belt webbing can pass freely through the webbing slot, a clamping position in which the locking cam presses the belt webbing against the clamping edge of the webbing slot, the biasing means being able to return the locking cam from the clamping position into the rest position, and a locking position in which the locking cam locks the belt webbing in the webbing slot, the biasing means not being able to return the locking cam from the locking position towards the rest position. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120074757 | Passenger Reminder System - A passenger reminder system for reminding a driver-caregiver, upon exiting a vehicle, that a passenger remains in the vehicle. Embodiments of the passenger reminder system generally comprise one or more straps or other barriers used to connect a driver's seat belt to the interior of the driver side front door. When the driver's door is open, the strap of the passenger reminder system extends from the seat belt to the interior of the driver's door, impeding the driver-caregiver from exiting the car. This hindrance reminds the driver-caregiver that another passenger is onboard and prompts the removal of the passenger. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120146383 | Baby Safe Seatbelt - A child safe seatbelt comprising a belt configured to (i) releasably engage securely around the waist of a child and (ii) be engaged by a passenger seatbelt that is secured to a moving vehicle. The passenger seatbelt that engages the child safe seatbelt may be secured to a passenger such that the child secured by the child seatbelt sits on the passenger's (e.g., adult's) lap, and the child seatbelt is secured around the child's waist and engaged by the passenger seatbelt that is secured around the waist of the passenger on whose lap the child is sitting. The child seatbelt may be secured both to a child and to a passenger seatbelt that is not secured to a passenger, such that the child secured by the child seatbelt sits on a seat of a vehicle, and the passenger belt of the vehicle seat engages and secures the child seatbelt. The vehicle may be an airplane. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120146384 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A vehicle seat belt system includes a reversible belt tensioner ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120274120 | WEBBING ADJUSTER FOR A SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY - A webbing adjuster for a seat belt system having a webbing, the webbing adjuster including a main body having a base and a guide portion configured to limit a forward movement of the webbing relative to the base, the base having a friction element and a passage configured to route the webbing from a front side to a rear side of the base, and a lower guide member connected to the main body and configured to limit the forward movement of the webbing. When the webbing is not under load, the webbing adjuster is configured to be moveable relative to the webbing. When the webbing is under load, the friction element is configured to secure the webbing to maintain a relative position between the webbing adjuster and the webbing. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130009445 | TRACTION APPARATUS FOR USE WITH SEATS - An apparatus is provided that includes a belt adapted for extending around the torso of a human user and coupling to a support so that at least a portion of the weight of the user is carried by the support through the belt. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130062925 | TONGUE FOR SEAT BELT DEVICE, AND SEAT BELT DEVICE - A tongue for a seat belt device is provided with a tongue main body that is insertable within a buckle, and a train-around portion through which an intermediate portion of a webbing is inserted. The train-around portion includes a first shaft is fixedly mounted between a pair of opposing walls, and a second shaft that is movably mounted between the walls. The webbing is slidably bent 180° around the first fixed shaft. When tension of the webbing exceeds a predetermined magnitude or greater, the movable second shaft engages the webbing and increases a bending angle of the webbing around the first shaft to an angle greater than 180° thereby increasing frictional resistance between the webbing and the train-around portion. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130187433 | GUIDE LOOPS FOR A SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A guide loop for a vehicle seat belt system includes a first portion configured for attachment to a body of a vehicle, a second portion extending from the first portion at an angle and configured for attachment to the body, and a third portion extending from the second portion and substantially parallel to the first portion. The third portion is spaced apart from the first portion so as to define a channel that is configured for receiving a seat belt webbing. The guide loop is fixedly attachable to and not rotatable with respect to the body. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130207441 | Child safety seat adjustable magnetic sleeve and handle assembly retrofit - While transporting a child within a car seat, a harness and buckle assembly falls into the seat depression on removing the child from the seat, necessitating reaching into the seat to locate and retrieve the harness from under the child on replacement. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130207442 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM WITH BUCKLE LATCH AND TENSION SENSOR - A seat belt system configured for use in a vehicle includes a seat belt buckle assembly that is configured to determine the both the latch condition of the seat belt buckle assembly with the seat belt tongue, and the tension applied to the seat belt webbing in a seat belt system. The seat belt buckle assembly includes a latch configured to receive and engage the seat belt tongue, a magnet, and a magnetic sensor configured to determine relative displacement of the magnet. The seat belt buckle assembly is configured to cause a first displacement between the magnet and the magnetic sensor in response to engagement of the seat belt tongue with the latch and cause a second displacement between the magnet and the magnetic sensor in response to tension on the seat belt webbing via the seat belt tongue. The first displacement is distinct from the second displacement. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130221728 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - The object to provide a child safety seat for a vehicle with a harness that can be tightened and clamped at a predetermined tension is solved by the child safety seat for a vehicle according to the invention with a harness for restraining a passenger in said seat, whereas said harness is to be tightened and clamped at a predetermined tension when in use and at least one adjuster strap of said harness is guided through a spring loaded element enabled to maintain the predetermined tension in the at least one adjuster strap of said harness and whereas that adjuster strap runs then through a clamping device to avoid slip. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130292990 | LIGHT WEIGHT TWO-POINT AVIATION SEATBELT - A restraint system for a mobile platform is provided and may include a first belt portion and a second belt portion each having a first end secured to the mobile platform and a second end movable relative to the mobile platform. A latch plate may be fixed to the second end of one of the first belt portion and the second belt portion and a buckle may be secured to the second end of the other of the first belt portion and the second belt portion. The buckle may be selectively connected to the latch plate in a latched state and may include a housing having an opening receiving the latch plate in the latched state and at least one aperture disposed adjacent to the opening and formed through a surface of the housing opposing a user when in the latched state. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130307312 | Soldier Support System in a Vehicle - A soldier support system and a method for protecting soldiers are disposed in a vehicle. In an embodiment, a soldier support system includes a seat assembly. The soldier support system also includes a single point release system. The single point release system includes a release assembly. In addition, the single point release system includes a first seat side strap and a second seat side strap. Moreover, the single point release system includes a first main support strap and a second main support strap. The single point release system further includes a first side restraint tether and a second side restraint tether. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130307313 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and a method for protecting soldiers are disposed in a vehicle. In an embodiment, a soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The soldier platform system also includes a ratchet platform upon which an individual disposed in the seat assembly stands. The soldier support system also includes a single point release system. The single point release system includes a release assembly. In addition, the single point release system includes a first seat side strap and a second seat side strap. Moreover, the single point release system includes a first main support strap and a second main support strap. The single point release system further includes a first side restraint tether and a second side restraint tether. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130307314 | SPECIALIZED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES - The patron restraint system for amusement rides includes a locking receiver with a locking assembly for engaging a restraining strap. The engagement of the restraining strap in the locking receiver can be verified by a ride operator by visual or physical inspection, or by a sensor system indicating the locked or unlocked state of the locking receiver. A latching ratchet mechanism may be provided in the receiver to restrict movement of the restraining strap until it is released by the ride operator. The sensor system includes an acoustic sensor that detects alignment of an aperture with a piezoelectric acoustic emitter and an acoustic detector. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130320746 | Slouch Correction Device and Method - A slouch correction device and a method of operation is provided for use in a chair, in which the slouch correction device is predominantly a loose seat cover on which a patient would sit, one or more straps from the seat cover which pass through an opening between the chair back and seat to secure to a separate harness or to form a harness about the waist of a caregiver, such that a care giver is able to pull on the harness to slide the seat cover and patient seated thereon back into an improved, upright posture position, while using free hands to hold the chair in a steady position. The slouch correction device provided with various improvements, including dual side handles for two person lifts, means to keep straps in safe and easily accessed position when not in use, and comfort features on the harness. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130341994 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM WITH ROLLOVER LOCKING TONGUE - A tongue member comprising a structural member including a latch plate configured to detachably engage the buckle mechanism and a side wall including an opening; a lock bar configured to move along the opening between a first position and a second position relative to the structural member; and a lock member configured to secure the lock bar in the second position; wherein when the lock bar is in the first position, the tongue member is allowed to move freely along the seat belt, and wherein when the lock bar is in the second position, a clamping surface of the lock bar secures a section of the seat belt to a clamping surface of the structural member to fix the relative position of the tongue member along the seat belt. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140015301 | WEBBING ACCESSORY - An accessory for use with webbing in restraint systems. A free portion of webbing may be secured to a second portion of webbing with the accessory. The accessory may also facilitate controlled adjustment of webbing by an operator. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140097663 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING A BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a belt height adjustment device for fixed connection to a bearing structure ( | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140110987 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion and including a storage portion, a belt member configured to restrain an occupant while the belt member is routed from a side of the seat back to a side of the seat cushion, and a rerouter member configured to be taken out from the storage portion of the seat back and connected to the belt member to change a routing position of the belt member at a middle portion thereof. In a state where a portion of the rerouter member is stored in the storage portion, another portion of the rerouter member is exposed from the storage portion. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140232165 | SEAT-BELT STRAP FOR A SEAT-BELT SYSTEM - A seat-belt strap for a seat-belt system in a motor vehicle has a woven fabric consisting of warp threads and weft threads. The seat-belt strap is woven alternately with a 1/2 twill weave and a 2/1 twill weave across at least part of its width. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140252840 | BELT PRESENTER - A belt presenter for a seat belt system of a vehicle includes an arm ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150123449 | Vehicle Seat Harness Anchoring System - A vehicle seat harness anchoring system is disclosed. The vehicle seat harness includes straps which fit over the body of a person and also fit over the legs of a person. Some of the straps are adjustable to securely hold the person in the harness. The harness anchoring system is attached to the vehicle seat harness. The harness anchoring system consists of a mixture of several fixed length and adjustable length anchoring straps. One end of the anchoring straps is either attached to an anchor plate or to an anchor point on a vehicle. The other end of the anchoring straps is attached to the vehicle seat harness. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150145314 | POLYESTER FIBER FOR SEAT BELT AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed is a high strength polyester fiber for a seat belt, and in particular, a polyester fiber for a seat belt, which has intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 to 1.5 dl/g, tensile strength of 8.8 g/d or more, and total fineness of 400 to 1800 denier. A method of preparing the fiber is disclosed. The polyester fiber includes filaments having high strength, low modulus, and high elongation to significantly lower shrinkage, while securing excellent mechanical properties, it is possible to manufacture a seat belt having excellent impact absorption and significantly improved abrasion resistance and heat resistant strength retention, even with a woven density of 260 yarns/inch or less. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150343931 | SEAT BELT DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE SEAT - An upper-front of a seatback is cut, providing a hole at a position the occupant's shoulder may lie, and an engaging means able to engage with a shoulder webbing is fitted in the hole. The engaging means holds the shoulder webbing, which is wrapped around the occupant. The engaging means is, for example, a (second) buckle fitted in the hole. A second tongue (intermediate tongue) is mounted on a middle part of the shoulder webbing. The shoulder webbing is wrapped slantwise around the occupant's shoulder when the second tongue is engaged with the second buckle. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150352991 | SEATBELT ANCHOR SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT AND OTHER VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - The present disclosure describes apparatuses, devices and systems for attaching seatbelts to anchoring structures in aircraft and other vehicles. In some embodiments, such apparatuses include a modular connector having a base configured to be attached to an anchoring structure, a body configured to be attached to a seatbelt, and an annular lock configured to releasably couple the body to the base. In these embodiments, the body carries the lock adjacent to an aperture configured removably receive the base. When the body is pressed over the base, the base passes into the aperture and contacts the annular lock, expanding the lock outwardly around the base. The base continues moving though the aperture in the body until the lock retracts into a groove in base, thereby releasaby locking the body to the base. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160137302 | SELF-ALIGNING SAFETY BELT - A safety belt ( | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160159483 | SAFETY BELT FOR AIRCRAFT HAVING PROTECTIVE EFFECT AGAINST RADIATION - The invention relates to the problem of exposure of passengers and crew members of aircraft to cosmic radiation. To reduce the radiation exposure, a safety belt is described, which has a protective effect against cosmic radiation, wherein the belt is combined with a cosmic radiation absorbing material or such material is incorporated into the belt, and wherein the cosmic radiation absorbing material contains boron or a boron-containing material. A corresponding method for the production of a safety belt for passengers and crew members of aircraft is also described. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160166013 | WEB ADJUSTERS FOR USE WITH RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | 06-16-2016 |
