| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297483000 | Shoulder belt or harness | 27 |
| 20090146487 | Motor Vehicle Seat with a Seat Back and a Belt Deflector - The seat back of a motor vehicle seat has a shoulder belt and a belt deflector. The belt deflector is associated with the seat back, is disposed in the region of an upper edge of the seat back and forms a deflection edge in which the shoulder belt is deflected by an angle of deflection. The deflection edge is partly formed by at least one sheave and the deflection edge is curved. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090212619 | SAFETY APPARATUS FOR RETAINING CHILD TO SEAT - A safety apparatus includes a first panel for covering a chest of the person, a second panel for covering a back of the person, and first and second shoulder straps extending between and connecting the first and second panels. The first and second shoulder straps define an area through which the neck of the person extends. First and second guides are attached to opposite side portions of the second panel, and first and second side straps are attached to and extend from opposite side portions of the first panel through the first and second guides, respectively. Ends of the side straps are releasably connected together. A bottom strap is attached to one of the first panel and the second panel and is releasably connected to the other of the first panel and the second panel. The bottom strap and each of the side straps are flexible and are adjustable. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090322141 | Auxiliary Mechanism for Seat Belt Apparatus - An auxiliary mechanism for a seat belt apparatus includes a support portion and a guide portion. The support portion supports a webbing in a manner drawable to the front of a seat back. The support portion is movable between a storage position, which is near the seat back, and a projection position, which is spaced further apart from the seat back than the storage position to draw out the webbing toward the front of the seat back. The guide portion guides the movement of the support portion between the storage position and the projection position, and then continuously guides the movement of the support portion along a vertical direction of the seat back at the storage position. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100052404 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT GUIDING DEVICE - A vehicle seat belt guiding device is basically provided with a support portion and a seat belt guiding portion. The seat belt guiding portion includes a first seat belt guide surface extending for a prescribed length that is equal to or greater than a vehicle seat belt width, and a second guide portion includes a second seat belt guide surface extending for a prescribed length that is equal to or greater than half of the vehicle seat belt width. The second seat belt guide surface is angled upwardly with respect to the first seat belt guide surface to form a first acute angle and angled laterally with respect to the first seat belt guide surface to form a second acute angle, when the vehicle seat belt guiding device is in a seat belt in-use position. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100084907 | Soldier Support System in a Vehicle - A soldier restraint system and method secure a soldier in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the soldier restraint system is secured in a military vehicle. The soldier restraint system includes a seat assembly comprising a seat and straps. The soldier restraint system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier restraint system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The mounting assemblies are securable in the vehicle. Attachment of at least one of the straps to the seat is releasable by a release assembly. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110068615 | GUIDE ELEMENT FOR A SAFETY BELT - A guide element is provided for a safety belt that is fixable on a motor vehicle seat in a shoulder area. A hook, which is open on top, originates from a fastening plate associated with the motor vehicle seat. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110101765 | Comfortable Seat Belt Extender That Is Easy To Install And Use - A seat belt extender having a rigid non-flexible elongated flat strap with a male connector attached to a first end of the rigid non-flexible elongated flat strap for removably engaging a female connector attached to the floor of an automobile of a three point seat belt and shoulder strap restraint system, and a female connector attached to a second end of the rigid non-flexible elongated flat strap for removably engaging a male connector of the three point seat belt and shoulder strap restraint system. The rigid non-flexible elongated flat strip will stand upright when removably attached to the female connector and has a length that is between two and sixteen inches. The rigid elongated flat strip also has a bend that will locates the female connector of the seat belt extender sideways out away from the side of the seat by a distance of between one inch and four inches when removably attached to the female connector. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110291459 | Restraining Device for a Car Seat Harness Shoulder Strap - A restraining device eases the loading, unloading and securing of an infant/child to a car seat by holding the shoulder straps of the harness assembly away from the seating area of the car seat. A common, central body is secured to the carrying handle of the infant car seat by at least one of the at least one radial extension. Another of the at least one radial extension is used to secure the harness shoulder strap temporarily to the carrying handle while the infant/child is placed in the seating area of the car seat. The harness shoulder strap is subsequently released from the carrying handle and returned to its original position within the seating area for properly securing the infant/child to the car seat. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120112516 | Devices for Seat Belt Shoulder Strap Comfort and Safety - Seat belt shoulder strap comfort and safety devices provide increased comfort and safety for the user. Embodiments of adjustable clips allow positioning of the clip on the seat belt shoulder strap away from the neck and onto the torso minimizing neck or head injury in an accident or near accident also allowing for focus to be maintained on the road or matters that require attention. Embodiments of two channeled clips provide one channel for the shoulder strap and another channel for the waist strap and are designed to guide the should strap in a comfortable direction while reducing the force on the adjustable clip and the passenger. Embodiments of adjustable clips with locking mechanism are combined with a two channeled clip for optimum safety, comfort, and durability. Some embodiments allow for easy installation and removal or adjustment, which allows the seat belt to be fully retracted and not left dangling. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120256469 | Soldier Support System in a Vehicle - A soldier restraint system and method secure a soldier in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the soldier restraint system is secured in a military vehicle. The soldier restraint system includes a seat assembly comprising a seat and straps. The soldier restraint system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier restraint system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The mounting assemblies are securable in the vehicle. Attachment of at least one of the straps to the seat is releasable by a release assembly. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120292977 | SHOULDER BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER - A seatbelt tether is provided for a child car seat. The tether guides the shoulder belt so that the shoulder belt is positioned proximate an occupant's shoulder. The tether is adjustable to accommodate occupants of multiple heights. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130264859 | SEAT BELT DEVICE - A dilatant characteristic portion, that is structured to include a dilatant characteristic resin material, is provided at a portion of a webbing from a lap webbing portion to a portion that is further toward a shoulder webbing side than a through-hole of a tongue in a webbing applied state. When the webbing is pushed against an inner peripheral portion of the through-hole due to a body of a passenger pulling the webbing when a vehicle suddenly decelerates, the dilatant characteristic resin material hardens due to this load. Due thereto, flexure of the webbing when the webbing attempts to pass-through the through-hole and move is restricted, and therefore, the shoulder webbing passing-through the through-hole and moving toward a waist portion side of the passenger can be prevented or suppressed. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130328378 | SEATBELT BUCKLE TONGUE ASSEMBLY - Self adjusting and/or locking buckle tongue assemblies for use with occupant restraint systems in vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a buckle tongue assembly includes a plate having a tongue portion configured to cooperatively engage a corresponding buckle assembly. The buckle tongue assembly of this embodiment can further include first and second web gripping portions carried by the plate. The second web gripping portion is configured to move relative to the first web gripping portion between a first position in which the web gripping portions are spaced apart to permit movement of a web therebetween, and a second position in which the web gripping portions are engaged or interlocked to clamp the web therebetween. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140021771 | INFLATABLE SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - An inflatable shoulder harness assembly for an aircraft seat including a shoulder belt, a retractor, an airbag contained within an outer cover, and a belt guide slideably receiving the inflatable airbag and outer cover therein when the shoulder belt is retracted, the belt guide defining an elongate channel for facilitating free movement of the outer cover during belt fastening and retraction. The assembly further includes an exit bezel for finishing the look of the seat and a stiffening element for preventing kinking, bunching and twisting of the outer cover. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140125110 | CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES FOR USE WITH SEATS - A child restraint device may include, in one embodiment, a base member and a back member. The back member may be foldably attached to the base member such that the base member and the back member may be folded together. The child restraint device may also include at least one back member securing belt and at least one base member securing belt. Moreover, the child restraint device may include a restraint harness disposed between the base member and the back member. The restraint harness may include an adjustable shoulder portion attached to the back member and an adjustable lap portion attached to the base member. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20150307061 | DEVICE FOR RESTRAINING A USER IN A VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention relates to means for increasing safety during vehicular transport, specifically for restraining a user in a vehicle seat to avoid injury or death of passengers and drivers of vehicles (automobiles, trains, airplanes, etc.) during collisions or other dangerous situations. The technical result from using the proposed device is the exclusion of interaction between a pelvic restraint and the pubic symphysis of the user's pelvis, thus excluding the possibility of injury to organs located in this area of the user's body, and also a decrease in vertical displacement of the pelvic restraint relative to the pelvis and hips, which leads to an increase in reliability of restraining the pelvis of the user in a given position. The device for restraining a user in a vehicle seat contains a first belt ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160114760 | SAFETY HARNESSES - An accessory ( | 04-28-2016 |
| 297484000 | Engageable with both shoulders of occupant | 10 |
| 20090315386 | FASTENING BELT SYSTEM FOR PARTICULAR USE IN CHILD AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS - This invention in question is a fastening belt system designed for use in child automobile transport solutions, and in particular, in child car seats. The fastening belt system is characterized by its use of at least one belt and five anchor points ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100244543 | Harness Buckle and Chest Clip Release - A child seat harness system has first and second lap belt straps extendable generally toward one another. A buckle assembly of the system has first and second buckle connectors each coupled to the respective first and second lap belt straps. The buckle assembly is positioned and configured to releasably latch the first and second lap belt straps at the buckle assembly. The system has a release mechanism that is configured, when actuated, to detach the first and second buckle sections at the buckle assembly. The system also has first and second shoulder straps extending collaterally up and away from the buckle assembly. A chest clip has two clip sections, one each coupled to a respective one of the first and second shoulder straps. The two clip sections are configured to releasably engage one another and are positioned above the buckle assembly. The release mechanism also disengages the two clip sections from one another when actuated. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110193396 | LOCKING HARNESS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A harness apparatus including a first adjustable harness strap, a second adjustable harness strap, and a retainer apparatus. The retainer apparatus includes a first retainer portion slidably attached to the first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to the second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent the first retainer portion and the second retainer portion from moving along the first harness strap and the second harness strap. The first retainer portion is removably attached to the second retainer portion. The braking mechanism includes a braking device configured to apply resistance to the first harness strap and/or the second harness strap and to hold the retainer apparatus in a stationary position along the first harness strap and the second harness strap. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110221258 | 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; an 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. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120019043 | RESTRAINT HARNESSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Various embodiments of restraint harnesses for use in land, air, and sea vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, for example, a restraint harness can include a first shoulder web, a second shoulder web, and a torso web. A first end portion of the torso web can include a buckle that is configured to engage a connector at a second, opposite end portion of the torso web. The restraint harness can further include first and second portions of a stiffening material attached to first and second portions of the first and second shoulder webs, respectively. The stiffening material can form the first and second shoulder webs into preformed openings with inverted U-like shapes. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20140042793 | CHILD SEAT WITH INFLATABLE CHILD RESTRAINT - A restraint seat for use in vehicles with restraint systems having inflation devices is disclosed; the seat has a seat body housing, a seat body attachment means for securing the seat to a vehicle seat assembly, the seat body means securable to the seat body and a child restraint harness affixed to the seat body housing for restraining a child. The child restraint harness includes one or more inflatable belts. The harness is connectable to the vehicle restraint system which includes an inflation device, wherein the actuation of the vehicle inflation device inflates the one or more inflatable belts of the child seat. The harness further has a tongue for connecting the harness of the child seat to the buckle of the vehicle restraint system. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140070597 | ADJUSTABLE LAP STRAP SYSTEM - The object to provide a child safety seat with which the user is able to restrain and fasten a child in a child safety seat in a optimal way is solved by the child safety seat with the five point harness according to the invention comprises a two tongue buckle, whereby the two tongue buckle comprises guiding means through which webbing is guided and the webbing comprises stopping means to allow a predetermined length of webbing to run through the guiding means and retracting means operatively connected to at least one part of the webbing. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140103697 | Child Restraint Harness Having a Chest Clip Device - A child restraint harness includes first and second shoulder straps, a first chest clip connector held with the first shoulder strap and having an engaging part, and a second chest clip connector held with the second shoulder strap and having a catch structure. The engaging part is operable to engage and lock with the catch structure selectively at a first position to hold the first and second shoulder straps apart from each other at a first distance, and at a second position to hold the first and second shoulder straps apart from each other at a second distance greater than the first distance. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140284992 | Dual seat belt - This invention relates to improvements in safety Seat Belt, and seat Belt devices for drivers and passengers of vehicles, the invention being particularly designed to be applied to various vehicles for securing and retraining the driver and or passengers from being injured in case of a accident, collision, or crash of any kind and adapted to be applied to the seats of various vehicles, such occupants of automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, airplanes, Race cars, and is a continuation in part of my prior application for dual seat belt. Observation, study, and being catastrophic injured myself in a automobile accident has led me to the conclusion that a large number of injuries and fatalities could be avoided if proper safety devices are placed on the seats of vehicles, and persons using the seat utilize the safety devices. (Dual Seat Belt). Why being well known, when a vehicle is in a collision the vehicle may stopped, but the tendency of the body of a occupant is to move forward and crash through the windsheild, etc, or against some other object causing injury or fatality. I believe from experience that there is no more effective way to minimize injuries and fatalities | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150069813 | RESTRAINT HARNESS FOR A PERSON - A restraint system for restraining a prisoner or the like comprising a left belt which has a generally horizontally extending left hip belt and a generally vertically extending left shoulder strap, a right belt which has a generally horizontally extending right hip belt releasably securable to the left hip belt and a generally vertically extending right shoulder strap, and a shoulder strap spacer operable to maintain a selected spacing between the left and right shoulder straps. The free ends of the left hip belt and right hip belt and the shoulder strap spacer are adapted to be releasably attached to a fixed structure. | 03-12-2015 |
