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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837275 | Attachment mechanism with interlocked belt retractor A multi-mode belt retractor including an interlocked attachment mechanism. The belt retractor and attachment mechanism are physically integrated in a single unit. In one embodiment, the retractor is shifted between modes by the operation by the attachment mechanism ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828391 | Seat belt device The seat belt system includes a locking device for locking the retractor having a sensor-weight type acceleration sensor for activating the locking device, a posture controller for controlling a posture of a sensor weight of the sensor-weight type acceleration senso... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7794023 | 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 ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780240 | Restraint belt for children The belt can be pulled out of the housing against a spring force, and the length of the belt is fixed by inserting the belt buckle into the holder. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7735933 | Woven belt The disclosed woven belt may include first filament yarn bundles extending in a substantially longitudinal direction of a webbing and second filament yarn bundles extending in a substantially transverse direction of the webbing. At least one of the first filament ya... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7644992 | Motor vehicle seat with an underframe, a seat belt and a seat belt retractor A motor vehicle seat with an underframe comprising two pairs of rails, each having a seat rail and a floor rail, a seat belt and a seat belt retractor. The seat further comprises a tie bar for the seat belt retractor, the tie bar extending from the one seat rail to ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7429231 | Rotary drive for a belt tensioner A rotary drive for a belt tensioner includes a housing, a pinion rotatably mounted therein, and at least one driving gear coupled to the pinion, the driving gear being mounted in the housing and being adapted to be driven by pressurized gas introduced into a pressur... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7377590 | School bus passenger seat with energy absorbing occupant restraint A vehicle passenger seat active occupant restraint provides for absorbing energy from a passenger during sudden deceleration of a vehicle. The torso belt portion of a three-point restraint system is anchored using a spring and a displacement limiting linkage at the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367630 | Integrated seat of an automotive vehicle The invention relates to an integral seat of an automotive vehicle having an underframe, a seat pan carried by underframe, a seat back and a seat belt mechanism, where the seat belt mechanism includes a seat belt with a tongue member that divides the seat belt in a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338083 | Seat belt apparatus In a lap anchor section in which a seat belt is inserted to a lap anchor cover so as to be connected to a pretensioner, the seat belt has a rigid portion in which an end of the seat belt is folded over itself in the vicinity of an insertion hole of the lap anchor co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328918 | Seat belt device for vehicle A seat belt device for a central portion of a rearmost row seat includes a retractor. The retractor is attached at a vehicle roof above a central passenger on the central seat portion of the rear row seat. More specifically, a pair of left and right roof rails are i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318606 | Lap belt comfort cushion A soft resilient comfort cushion and method for promoting the use of a safety belt by a pregnant woman, said comfort cushion comprising: a resilient soft elongated cushion having tapered end portions, a length which is sufficient to span a groin region of said pregn... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7294796 | Switch device, data-processing apparatus and playback apparatus A playback apparatus is provided, which comprises a switch device (200) that gives the user good feeling of operating. A tape-shaped switch (500) is provided on a base part (410), extending along the circumference of the base part (410). ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7156469 | Three point seat belt system A three-point seat belt system adapted for use with a seat frame having a seat back and a seat bottom, wherein the system comprises: (a) retractor shoulder belt with a single first connector on its distal end, adapted to be fixedly attached at its opposite end to th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140691 | Chair with torso support system A furniture article having an integral torso support system includes a chair having a seat portion and a backrest portion. Two belt members are permanently attached to the chair's backrest portion and extend therefrom to free ends. Coupling elements are attached to ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131669 | Guide device for automobile seatbelt In a vehicle, a seatbelt extracted from a retractor is extended to and suspended by a webbing guide portion of a first rod, folded back in a predetermined direction by the webbing guide portion, and extended from a belt drawing-out portion. A load applied to the web... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118132 | Cover structure of seat belt pretensioner A seat belt pretensioner includes a pretensioner main body disposed at a side of a seat cushion, a moving member connected to an end of a seat belt, a wire for connecting the pretensioner main body with the moving member, and a containing cover for covering the movi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063390 | Seat belt system There is provided a seat belt system in which a seat belt retractor is installed in a seat back assembled to a rear portion of a seat cushion, and a belt anchor plate, which is provided at the tip end of a seat belt pulled out of the seat belt retractor, is brought ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063389 | Seat belt assembly system A seat belt system adapted for use with a seat-belt ready seat frame; comprising: (A) housing unit comprising: (i) enclosure and lid portions; (ii) seat belt retractor; (iii) retractor shoulder belt mounted on the retractor with webbing and a first connector; (iv) b... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036831 | Shopping cart mounted child restraint apparatus A shopping cart mounted child restraint apparatus includes a cylindrical housing which includes first and second housing ends and strap passageway channels. An extendible and retractable safety restraint strap assembly is housed within the cylindrical housing. Dista... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021581 | Fastening device for a seat belt A fastening device for a seat belt comprising at least one belt-force-limiting element which, in the event of an accident, limits the retaining force acting on a person protected by the seat belt by enabling the seat belt to yield to a predetermined extent. The belt... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6938926 | Safety device for a comfortable seat In order to provide a safety device for a comfortable seat having a seat surface and a backrest which may be transferred from a sitting position into a resting position and vice versa, the safety device being used to increase the safety of vehicle occupants on the c... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6666520 | Occupant restraint system and kit with compartmentalization A compartmentalized occupant restraint system and kit for restraining an occupant in a seating arrangement comprising a vehicle seat with a seat frame, a seat bottom, and a seat back. The occupant restraint system and kit has a lower anchoring assembly fo... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655743 | Electronically controlled seat belt module The seat belt module is electronically controlled using magneto-rheological fluid. A CPU delivers a signal to an electromagnetic coil within the module at the beginning of a crash to cause the viscosity of the magneto-rheological fluid to increase suffici... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6631959 | Safety restraint for school bus A portable seat belt assembly for school buses and the like which includes a belly pack with a seat belt secured thereto. A student wearing the belly pack approaching a school bus seat opens the belly pack, unwinds the seat belt wrapping it around the bac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6598904 | Webbing take-up device and vehicle A webbing take-up device and a vehicle are provided in which different force limiter loads can be selected at arbitrary times with a simple structure. A wire is inserted into a spool. One end portion of the wire is fixed to a lock base. Thus, when rotatio... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6494541 | Rotational direction detecting switch and seat belt retractor with rotational direction detecting switch A rotational direction detecting switch detects a rotational direction of a shaft, preferably of a seat belt retractor. The detecting switch is formed of a switch plate having a support portion for pivotally supporting the switch plate and restricting mem... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6390561 | Adaptable rider restraint system A restraint system of belts and buckles designed to protect every rider and passenger occupying conventional type seats in open vehicles, such as motorcycles, from injuries sustainable from flying off such vehicles in the event of a head-on collision, sud... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6312056 | Occupant restraint system with compartmentalization An occupant restraint system for restraining an occupant in a seating arrangement comprising a vehicle seat wherein the vehicle seat has a seat frame, a seat bottom coupled to the frame, and a seat back coupled to the seat frame wherein the seat back has ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6264280 | Safety-belt arrangement Safety belt devices are disclosed for vehicles comprising a seat belt, a retractor for retracting the seat belt, a seat belt guide for guiding the seat belt, a rotatable drum for displacing the seat belt guide between a normal operating condition and a ti... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6196633 | Retractor for a seat belt A retractor 100 for a seat belt to be mounted within a seat back of a reclining type seat. The retractor 100 comprises a winding shaft 4 for winding a webbing 90 therearound, a lock element of an emergency lock mechanism 300 for locking the rotation of th... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6042188 | Auto driver's seat belt support The positioning of the buckle plate of an auto driver's safety belt so that it is within reach of the driver without the need to turn attention away from traffic in front of the auto, a dangerous maneuver often needed when the safety belt, through oversig... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5927818 | Traveling buckle and retractor assembly A seat belt system (20) for use with a seat (22) movable fore and aft and including a frame member. The system includes: a retractor (42) fixedly mounted to a support member of a vehicle and lockable during an accident, and webbing (44) extending therefro... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5826946 | Vehicle seat support panel A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back includes a rigid frame supporting a resilient foam cushion encased by a trim cover material. The seat back has a cutaway section defining a void space in the foam cushion and two ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5743597 | Pivotable laterally moveable belt mount A restraint system for use in a vehicle for the restraint of an occupant. The system is comprised of a three point belt assembly wherein the anchor for the shoulder strap is pivotably mounted and laterally adjustable. The system includes a housing mounted... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5658048 | Seat with seat belt A seat with seat belt including a headrest and a seat back, in which both a headrest and a seat belt ingress/egress portion are adjustable in height at the same time, to accommodate an occupant on the seat. A stationary rail member is provided on a seat b... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5423598 | Safety apparatus An improved safety apparatus (10) is used in association with a belt (16) which restrains movement of an occupant of a vehicle. The belt (16) is taken up by and paid out from a retractor assembly (22). Upon the occurrence of vehicle deceleration greater t... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5308148 | Seat belt module assembly A seat belt assembly includes a tongue, a buckle, a frame mountable to a vehicle seat, linking articles for linking the tongue and buckle to the frame, a retractor assembly operable to pay out and retract linking articles connected with said tongue, the t... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5292181 | Anti-cinch and anti-chafe seat belt system A seat belt system includes a first mounting bracket and a belt buckle, and a first connecting member connectable with the belt buckle and the first mounting bracket. The first connecting member is coupled with the first mounting bracket and is movable re... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5286084 | Vehicle seat assembly with integral child seat A seat assembly in which the seat back includes an integral child seat. The child seat is formed by a single panel rotatably mounted in the seat back and rotatable to a forward use position in which the top of the panel has a rear portion for seating of t... | 02/15/1994 |
