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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146946 | Restraint adjustment apparatus, method and system A method, system and apparatus for adjusting a restraining device. The method, system and apparatus can include a body foldably formed with a first segment, a second segment and a third segment. There may further be a first anchor and a second anchor disposed on an ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8083261 | Positioning device A positioning device has a deformable load-bearing element (10), a shaped part (12) coupled to the load-bearing element (10), and a holder (24). The load-bearing element (10) is adapted to be shifted from a first position in which ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8020894 | 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 b... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7988196 | Lap loop three point seatbelt system A seatbelt assembly for motor vehicle occupant restraint applications of the three point type in which a lap belt section is formed of two layers of seatbelt webbing. The system may be implemented in connection with single or dual seatbelt retractors. A loop tongue ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971907 | 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 o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7922205 | 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 cent... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914045 | Buckle support assembly and manfacturing method and system A support assembly is disclosed generally including a buckle component or components and a positioning member of flexible material that is arranged and configured to support the buckle component in a predetermined elevated position or predetermined positions for mul... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7878546 | Belt guide anchor and seat belt unit including the same A belt guide anchor is provided to improve handling operability of a seat belt even when a belt opening angle between a portion of the seat belt adjacent to a retractor and that adjacent to an occupant is increased. A belt guide anchor has a belt insertion hole into... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878547 | Seatbelt anchor assembly A seatbelt anchor assembly for a motor vehicle seatbelt restraint system. The anchor assembly includes an anchor and a separate ferrule component. The anchor forms an engagement for the seatbelt and has an extending plate end. The ferrule component is adapted to be ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7862086 | Tongue storage device and seat belt apparatus having the same In a tongue storage device according to the present invention, a pickup portion (4c) is picked up and an anchor tongue (5) is then rotated, which causes the anchor tongue (5) to abut on an occupant restraint tongue (6). The tongue ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857350 | Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a first seat, a second seat, and a seatbelt mechanism provided at the second seat. A first frame member for supporting the second seat and a first seat slide mechanism for slidably moving the second seat are arranged to be ver... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850205 | Seatbelt restraint Part of a seat belt, anchored at the top of the seat, adopts a conventional sash/belt arrangement (2a, 2c). The other end of the belt, however, passes under the seat base and protrudes up on the opposite side of the seat base to the above... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850204 | Method for controlling a belt hand-over device and belt hand-over device for a motor vehicle A method for controlling a belt hand-over device during a delivery movement for taking up and delivering a seat belt into a presentation position ergonomically favorable for a user includes extending a belt finger taking up the seat belt into an extended position su... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819429 | Mounting structure of seatbelt retractor A mounting structure of a seatbelt retractor is provided. In the mounting structure, the seatbelt retractor for winding up a seatbelt is mounted one end of a roof end member on the lateral side of a vehicle, on which a hinge reinforcement for reinforcing a hinge mou... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806439 | Active anti-bunching D-ring seat belt system A motor vehicle seat belt system having an active system for avoiding bunching of webbing in a D-ring during a rapid deceleration event. The system includes a controlled locking mechanism engageable with a rotatably mounted D-ring to restrict backward rotation of th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798527 | 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 t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775557 | Personal restraint system A personal restraint system for a seat in a motor vehicle including a three-point belt system and a two-point belt system. The three-point belt system including a first belt retractor, and a first belt web having a first belt latch plate, and a first belt buckle. Th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775558 | Webbing holding device A webbing holding device is proposed, which prevents or controls abrupt reduction in take-up speed when taking-up of webbing is completed. In the webbing holding device, when the webbing is released from being fitted over an occupant, the webbing is wound to a retra... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7731236 | Rotating joint with captured washer assembly and method A rotating joint is provided having a washer with a through-hole, a base, and a shoulder; a rotatable member having a primary hole circumscribing the center hole and sandwiched between the shoulder and base; and a fastener having a shaft that is insertable into the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7708314 | Emergency cutting device for vehicle safety belts The invention relates to an emergency cutting device (1) for vehicle safety belts, characterised in that it comprises locking means (6,7), acting on a safety belt (3) so as to put the same under tension; means (8) for cutting said safety ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699348 | 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 ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695019 | 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 ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686338 | Seat-belt presenter for a motor vehicle A seat-belt presenter for a motor vehicle includes a seat-belt capture unit for supplying a seatbelt, a guide device for supplying and retracting the seat-belt capture unit, a pivoting element and a pivoting unit which, together with the pivoting element, form the s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7654572 | Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus An automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus for an automotive vehicle has a seatbelt and operates to restrain an occupant of the automotive vehicle by the seatbelt to protect the occupant. An electric retractor has a DC motor for retracting and protra... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651134 | Double seatbelt anchor bracket An apparatus (12) includes a primary housing (20) constructed from sheet metal by stamping, a primary inflation fluid source (100), a secondary housing (70) constructed from sheet metal by stamping, and a secondary inflation fluid source ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644952 | Seat belt restraint system A seat belt is secured to an anchor at one side of a seated person and extends across the seated person's body to a second anchor at an opposite side of the seated person to which the belt is also secured. A belt retention device is operable, when actuated in respon... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7625010 | Seat belt device A seat belt device allows 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... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607697 | Load control device A load control device comprises a frame defining a first anchor slot configured to receive a first restraint member, and a second anchor slot configured to receive a second restraint member. At least a portion of the frame yields under a load between the first and s... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597358 | Belt bushing for safety belt 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. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7584998 | 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 surfac... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584997 | Seatbelt lock A seatbelt lock includes a preventive tensioning device which moves a seatbelt lock from an operating position into a lowered safety position with respect to the operating position, an energy accumulator, and a drive unit. The seatbelt lock is maintained preloaded i... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571934 | Seat belt system for adults and children A seat belt system for adults and children has a strap (55) that extends vertically along the front surface of a seat back or a structural pillar at the side of a vehicle. Seat belt webbing (19) is configured to provide a three-point seat belt system. ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7540536 | Seat belt anchor device and method A seat belt anchor device and method are provided for anchoring a seat belt to a stud. The device includes a plate member having a keyhole opening into which the stud is fit with the plate member pulled upwardly to bring the stud to the installed position relative t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533901 | Child safety seat set-up in a vehicle A seatbelt adaptor and a method to be used to improve of the setup of a child safety seat in a vehicle, the seatbelt adaptor comprising a central lengthening device and two connectors disposed at both ends of the central lengthening device. The connectors are suited... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530600 | Temporary hold mechanism for a buckle assembly A temporary hold mechanism for a seat belt sub-assembly is disclosed. The seat belt buckle sub-assembly includes a mounting bracket, at least one seat belt buckle receptacle that is selectively movable between a pre-installed position and an installed position, a bi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527296 | Seat belt buckle rotation angle restriction mechanism A seat belt buckle rotation angle restriction mechanism includes a shaft portion fixed to one of the seat support member and the buckle support member, a bearing portion provided at the other one of the seat support member and the buckle support member, the bearing ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7513530 | Seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt assembly is provided with buckle device having a holder located therein to segregate overlapping sections of the structural wire and/or signal cables. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503587 | Apparatus and methods for facilitating seat belt fastening A seat belt facilitator for use with a passenger restraint system having a belt webbing, a latch plate coupled to the belt webbing, and a buckle assembly adapted to be releasably coupled to the latch plate. The facilitator includes a latch plate receiving region ada... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497474 | Cross-car adjustable strap buckle A seatbelt buckle system is disclosed that allows rotation of the seatbelt buckle in a transverse direction with respect to the vehicle body. The system includes a buckle fixed to a buckle attachment plate. The buckle attachment plate has a through aperture that coo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497473 | Shoulder adjuster A shoulder adjuster apparatus includes an adjusting base secured to a car body, a sliding base mounted on the adjusting base, and a garnish sliding together with the sliding base. The adjusting base 1 includes side walls formed by bending both edges, which are arran... | 03/03/2009 |
