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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731296 | 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, h... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7648209 | Seat belt buckle positioning system A seat belt buckle positioning system for use with a child booster seat having a seat belt buckle holder that can grasp or envelope a vehicle seat belt buckle, and a seat belt buckle holder positioner to which the seat belt buckle holder can attach and be positioned... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7591512 | Guide anchor for seat belt of vehicle and method for manufacturing the same A guide anchor for a seat belt, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The guide anchor comprises a guide plate having a latching hole and a slide guide hole formed therein, a guide piece engaged with a lower circumference of the slide guide hole, an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7383620 | Buckle support assembly A buckle support assembly is provided including an anchor member and a buckle with a support member extending therebetween. A sleeve member is supported in position to extend between the anchor member and buckle and about the support member via interfering portions ... | 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 |
| 7347500 | Seat belt receiver attachment A seat belt receiver attachment includes an elongate connection member removably mountable closely adjacent a seat belt receiver and a planar flexible shield member having an inside surface locatable adjacent a holster worn by a user with the outside surface being a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264276 | Shock absorbing safety belt A safety belt construction (10) for use in a vehicle occupant protection system. The safety belt construction (10) includes a first panel (12), a second panel (14) affixed to the first panel (12) to form a pocket (16) thereb... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243950 | Adjustable seat belt guide The present invention relates to an adjustable seat belt guide (15) which is constructed of a clamping belt (5) around the back support (6) of a car seat (4) in a vertical way and supplied with a tightening retaining clip (7) for a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213308 | Seat belt cover A seat belt cover comprising a flat tubular member through which a seat belt of a motor vehicle is passed to be covered therewith, wherein, the flat tubular member has i) a slit-shaped opening provided at its lower end and having a width larger than the width of a t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210743 | System for facilitating threading of a seat belt through a child safety seat A device used for threading a seat belt through a child safety seat includes an elongated, double-ended threader member which is connected to the seat belt tongue and to webbing at a location spaced from the tongue. The webbing is then folded over to cover the threa... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201400 | Through anchor and method of manufacture thereof In a through anchor, a configuration of first grooves (or second grooves) of a region on a surface of a piece, which region is where a webbing is particularly strongly fit tightly to and slides when a vehicle rapidly decelerates (i.e., a region at a vehicle front si... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150471 | Cushioned restraint system An occupant restraint system for protecting occupants in a compartment, such as a cab of a highway tractor or other vehicle. The system includes an interior trim panel having dual uses. The trim panel may be an elongated energy-absorbing element that forms, in a fir... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148809 | Seat belt connector assembly A seat belt connector assembly is provided with a seat belt anchor adapted to be coupled to a passenger seat and a cover for accommodating an upper part of the seat belt anchor. The seat belt anchor and the cover, which are relatively movable, are each formed with a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145448 | Seatbelt reminder system A seatbelt reminder system for outputting a reminder for an occupant when the occupant leaves a seatbelt unfastened. The system includes a driver's seat reminder instruction section for outputting a reminder according to a first pattern (S405), a front passen... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121628 | Belt pressure reduction device A belt pressure reduction device comprises a combining portion being formed by folding two sides of a plane structure so that one side covers upon another side to form an adhering section so as to form a hollow receiving space within the combining portion for receiv... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086703 | Child and adult protective seat belt cushion A seat and shoulder belt protective cushion configuration for use in motor vehicles and the like. The cushion has pairs of elongated cushion extension arms extending from a central body member and a removable vertically disposed cushion portion that extends to provi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059636 | Seat belt positioning device An adjustable seat belt device for positioning a shoulder belt relative to a lap belt of a passenger restraint system includes an elongated strap. A first fastening element is attached to the first end of the elongated strap where the first fastening element is remo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7011375 | Apparatus and method to assist seat belt engagement The present invention relates to a seat belt assist handle mounted to a component of a seat belt passenger restraint system. A grab handle on the seat belt assist handle allows occupants to grab a component of the seat belt passenger restraint system to allow the oc... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6973691 | Head, neck and upper body support pillow A portable, elongated support pillow that when propped between the chin and lap of the user limits both head and torso movements caused by resting or sleeping while sitting in an upright position. The pillow is a single unit having a top contour, a bottom contour an... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971677 | Vehicular seat belt system The present invention provides a vehicular seat belt system which provides excellent assembling properties and good appearance. The configuration is such that in a vehicular seat belt system in which a takeout hole 9 for pulling a seat belt 8 out of a ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969122 | Seat belt extender The seat belt extender is a length of material having limited flexibility, with a male seat belt latch tongue extending from one end and a female seat belt latch receptacle extending from the opposite end. The seat belt extender is installed in an existing, conventi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955403 | Seatbelt routing and restraint system A restraint system for use on a vehicle's seat to better restrain by providing belts and belt guiding components to restrain a person in the event of an accident. The system uses a flexible, generally rectangular sheet having an upper surface, a lower surface, the r... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6922876 | Seat belt cover A seat belt cover comprising a flat tubular member through which a seat belt of a motor vehicle is passed to be covered therewith, wherein, the flat tubular member has i) a slit-shaped opening provided at its lower end and having a width larger than the width of a t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6866342 | Seat belt connector assembly A seat belt connector assembly is provided with a seat belt anchor adapted to be coupled to a passenger seat and a cover for accommodating an upper part of the seat belt anchor. The seat belt anchor and the cover, which are relatively movable, are each formed with a... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854766 | Storage construction for seat belt connecting member in seat belt system There is provided a storage construction for a seat belt connecting member in a seat belt system in which a seat belt pulled out of a retractor provided on a vehicle body is pulled out in a slantwise downward direction via a sash guide mounted in a roof portion, a f... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808207 | Boot and seat belt device employing the same A boot is disposed between two members movable relative to each other. The boot includes a plurality of contracting portions situated adjacent to each other. In an unloaded condition, the contracting portions extend in a longitudinal direction and are gradually offs... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6783185 | Bib for attachment to a seat belt A bib and method for constructing a bib designed for attachment to a vehicular seat belt is disclosed. The embodiments disclosed and illustrated protect the clothing of a driver or passenger of a motorized vehicle from any spilled food and/or beverage while in a veh... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6763625 | Vehicle crossbar/shoulder-strap cover with display pocket A device for displaying printed material is configured to be releasably attached to a component of a vehicle to facilitate easy retrieval and/or viewing of the printed material. The device includes a flexible base sheet, a flexible pocket secured to the base sheet o... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6752466 | Protective device for fastening detachably to a shoulder harness for use in a motor vehicle A protective device is detachably attached to a shoulder harness of the automotive vehicle and is formed of a main body and a panel. The main body has a softness and is provided with the Velcro, device to facilitate the fastening and the unfastening of the protectiv... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6722733 | Protective seat cover Protective seat cover members for vehicles, particularly for rear seat members of automobiles. Sleeve members affixed to the seat cover members fit over and protect the seat belt members. The seat cover members are impervious to liquids and adapted to be easily atta... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6688701 | Seatbelt routing and restraint system A restraint system for use on a vehicle's seat to better restrain by providing belts and belt guiding components to restrain a person in the event of an accident. The system uses a flexible, generally rectangular sheet having an upper surface, a lower sur... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6576808 | Apparatus and method to protect an implanted medical device or wound An apparatus and method for protecting an implanted medical device such as a catheter or ostomy stoma from the force exerted by wearing a seatbelt or other strap by placing an annular shaped structure over the top of the medical device to bridge the seatb... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6557895 | Implant protective pad for use with seatbelts A protective pad for positioning over a medical device subdermally implanted in the chest of a passenger between the shoulder strap of an automobile seat belt assembly and the chest of the passenger. The pad has a generally continuous lateral wall or a U-... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554363 | Traveling pillow The present device is a seat belt pillow apparatus for removably attaching a pillow to a sash strap of a conventional lap and sash type seat belt. The seat belt pillow apparatus has a sash strap cover, which cover is removably fastened to the sash strap. ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6491347 | Webbing insertion member A webbing insertion member is formed of a metal body having a through opening with an edge, a slip piece attached to the edge of the through opening for allowing a webbing to pass through the through opening above the slip piece, and a molding resin for f... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471298 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in a vehicle has a seat body and a harness including a pair of shoulder straps which extend through respective slots in the seat back to a mechanism for adjusting the length of the shoulder straps. The height at which the shoul... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6457774 | Child safety seat A child safety seat has a harness including a pair of shoulder straps extending through respective slots in the seat back and a respective lap strap connected to each shoulder strap. A shoulder pad is slidably mounted on each shoulder strap. Each shoulder... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6412876 | Seat belt storing structure A belt storing bag 25 for storing a belt and a tongue plate 28 of a seat belt 16 is provided so as to be attached to a seat cushion back 24 of an automotive seat 11 comprising a seat cushion 21 and a seat back 13.... | 07/02/2002 |
