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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862124 | Web adjuster and coupling A web adjuster device for securing and varying a length of a web. The web adjuster device comprising a connector portion and an adjuster portion. The adjuster portion comprising a gripping bar having a pair of ears mounted near each of its ends, a housing including ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7384014 | Retractor with ALR mode of operation with vehicle sensor block-out A belt retractor having ELR and ALR modes of operation is disclosed. The retractor comprises a sensor pawl movable between a released and a locked position with one or more teeth of a ratchet wheel rotatable with a spool of the retractor; the sensor pawl forming par... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350862 | Belt guiding mechanism and child vehicle seat A belt guiding mechanism, for example for a child vehicle seat, which is suitable for guiding a belt extending through the belt guiding mechanism and locking said belt against movement. The belt guiding mechanism comprises a cam that is capable of pivoting movement ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350735 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt system includes a retractor and a seat belt. The retractor includes a motor that drives a pressure rod into a seat belt such that the seat belt is nipped between the pressure rod and belt receiving portions. The driving force of the motor that controls t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7257866 | Strap-adjusting device A strap-adjusting device includes a base frame, a cover member, a strap holder, and a biasing member. The cover member cooperates with the base frame to form a strap-operating space, and is formed with a strap hole unit. The strap holder is movable in the strap-oper... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195315 | Device for tightening a seat belt A device for tightening a seat belt (1) such as, for example, a three-point seat belt comprising a lap belt part (2) and a diagonal belt part (3), where the seat belt is used to fix a child car seat in a passenger seat. A portion of the seat bel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7090304 | Retractor having vehicle sensitive sensor disabling mechanism A seat belt retractor (10) includes a spool (104) about which seat belt webbing (18) is wound. The spool (104) is supported for rotation in a belt withdrawal direction and in an opposite belt retraction direction. A vehicle sensitive sens... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077475 | Child restraint system A child restraint system comprises a retractor attached to a child seat. A restraint harness is coupled at one end to the automatic retractor and is releasably attached at another end to a buckle attached to the child seat. The retractor is normally biased to tighte... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059676 | Child automotive safety seat with integral seat belt tensioner This invention provides a child safety seat with an integral seat belt tensioner for properly securing the seat to the passenger seat of an automotive vehicle by taking up the slack in the seat belt after it has been fastened through the child seat. The tensioner pu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7029068 | Child seat A child seat for a vehicle which can be firmly secured to a vehicle seat even with a shoulder belt of a three-point seat belt and which can wind up the seat belt to securely apply a predetermined tension to the seat belt. The child seat includes a child seat and a s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029069 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in combination with a vehicular seat includes a retractable harnessing apparatus for securing the child safety seat to the vehicular seat. The retractable harnessing apparatus has a safety strap retractably extending out from the strap ho... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6966607 | Device for tensioning a safety belt with a pyrotechnic linear drive A device for tensioning a safety belt includes a pyrotechnic linear drive. The linear drive includes a gas generator (10) with an ignition unit (16), and a protective cap (18) to secure the gas generator (10) before and during the assembl... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6938925 | Apparatus for use on a safety belt system for restraining the movement of an occupant or child seat An apparatus for reversibly locking a lap belt portion of a belt webbing in a three-point, continuous loop seat belt system which includes a tongue assembly having the belt webbing routed therethrough, includes a cinch body adapted to mount to the tongue assembly, a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923506 | Interlock system for seat belt retractor An interlock system for stopping seat belt payout from a retractor when a seat is not secured is provided. The interlock system includes a connector between the seat latch and the retractor with the connector operating a retractor locking actuator which utilizes the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6860566 | Harnesses and inertia reels A spring loaded pay out arrangement for a seat harness securable to a seat, the seat harness being releasably connectable to an occupant harness configured to be worn by an occupant of the seat. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6840474 | Belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a frame, a belt reel rotatably mounted in the frame, a belt reel axle with an external toothing, and a pawl. The belt retractor has a sliding clutch by means of which the pawl can be brought to engage in the exter... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6820310 | Web adjuster and coupling A web adjuster for varying a length of a web. The web adjuster has a gripping bar having a pair of ears mounted near each of its ends, a frame including a web stop, and one or more springs to normally urge the bar toward the web stop and against the web. The adjuste... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6786551 | Seat latching assembly A seat latching assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback having first and second sides. A first latch is provided for latching the first side of the seatback to a portion of a vehicle, the first latch being operable between a latched position and an unlatched posi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6732968 | Pretensioner structure for a safety belt of an automobile Disclosed is a seat belt pretensioner for a vehicle wherein a spool is mounted in such a way that it cannot be further released at the onset of a car accident but can push itself downwardly in a fixed state along the length-wise direction of a retractor and thus can... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6698677 | Restraint pretensioner A pretensioner for tightening an occupant restraint, such as a seatbelt, against an occupant on a vehicle. The pretensioner has a locking reel which is activated when a signal is sent by a crash sensing device. When such signal is sent, the pretensioner c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6681914 | Coupling for a belt retractor with a belt tensioner A coupling for a belt retractor with a belt tensioner comprises a hub that can be driven by the belt tensioner and has several contact surfaces, and comprises several clamping rollers that are arranged in the hub in such a way that they can be urged radia... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659505 | Adaptive variable load limited for primary occupant safety restraint A system and device for managing the restraints available for vehicle occupants that uses fluidic torque conversion to provide an adaptive variable load limiting for the primary occupant safety restraint. The fluidic torque conversion of this invention ca... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6540293 | Child restraining seat A child seat includes a seating member, a base member, seating member lock and a connecting member. The seating member is designed to abut the body of a child. The base member has an outside surface that is designed to abut a seat of a vehicle. A connecti... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6474586 | Seat belt retractor with energy absorbing cover A seat belt retractor (10) comprises a spool (32) supported on a base (30) for rotation relative to the base about an axis (36) in a belt retraction direction and an opposite belt withdrawal direction. A length of belt webbing (16) wound on the spool (32)... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6371563 | Emergency-lock type retractor with hand-operated belt lock mechanism and child car seat incorporating same retractor An emergency-lock type retractor includes an emergency lock part for stopping the rotation of said drum to restrict the pull-out of said belt when a belt wound around a drum is pulled suddenly at a predetermined speed or higher, and a hand-operated lock p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6309023 | Energy absorbing torsion bar seat belt retractor with sharp onset property An energy absorbing seat belt retractor (20) comprising: a frame (22); a torsion bar (70, 70') having a first and a second side, rotationally supported relative to the frame. The torsion bar of the type which is pre-torqued to create a permanent deformati... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6158816 | Energy absorbing torsion bar seat belt retractor with sharp onset property An energy absorbing seat belt retractor (20) comprising: a frame (22); a torsion bar (70,70') having a first and a second side, rotationally supported relative to the frame. The torsion bar of the type which is pre-torqued to create a permanent deformatio... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6126241 | Buckle tensioner for a safety belt system A buckle tensioner for a safety belt system has a buckle head, a drive device for displacing the buckle head, the drive device having an element which is driven in the case of restraint, a tension transfer means connecting the driven element to the buckle... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6065811 | Belt retractor for incorporation in a fold-down type backrest A belt retractor is provided for incorporation in a fold-down type backrest which can be latched to a vehicle body in an upright position by a lock. The retractor has a frame and a belt, a reel rotatably mounted in the frame. A blocking mechanism is provi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6045194 | Belt retractor for incorporating in a fold-down type backrest A belt retractor for incorporation in a fold-down type backrest of a vehicle seat is disclosed. The backrest of the seat is able of being latched to a vehicle body in an upright seating position by a lock. The retractor has a frame and a belt reel rotatab... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6000655 | Clutch housing for a seat belt pretensioner A pretensioner clutch housing for a vehicle seat belt arrangement has a housing made of a first housing part arranged to mount a clutch, and a second housing part arranged to mount a pre-tensioning device. The first and second housing parts have cooperati... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5988758 | Seat belt retractor exit cover with integral escutcheon A vehicle restraint system with a housing for a seat belt retractor, the housing having a rotatable escutcheon with an exit slot for the seat belt webbing. The escutcheon is preferably mounted to a bearing attached to the housing.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971491 | Motor vehicle seat with on-board safety belt and arrangement of the seat in the passenger compartment of the vehicle A vehicle seat comprises a safety belt (24) having three anchoring points borne by the seat (10). The belt (24) has two straps--a diagonal strap (26) and a lap strap (28)--which are connected to the anchoring points. The diagonal strap (26) has an upper e... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5839789 | Belt tensioner for child safety seat A seat belt tensioning device and a system for tightly positioning a child safety seat within the confines of a vehicle, comprising a belt receiver member and a tensioning means for engaging the belt receiver member and tensioning a seat belt. Operation o... | 11/24/1998 |
