Seatbelt positioning assembly for a pregnant person

Patent 5005865 Issued on April 9, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 31, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

Safety seats for vehicles
Patent #: 4402548
Issued on: 09/06/1983
Inventor: Mason

Protection assembly for abdominal area
Patent #: 4610463
Issued on: 09/09/1986
Inventor: Efrom

Baby seat restraint Patent #: 4834460
Issued on: 05/30/1989
Inventor: Herwig

Inventor

Kruse, Steinar

Application

No. 560882 filed on 07/31/1990

US Classes:

280/801.1, Safety belt or harness (e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness)297/464, BODY OR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT OR CONFINEMENT297/467, Having crotch strap or post297/468Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness

Examiners

Primary: Marmor, Charles A.
Assistant: Finlay, Tamara L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Malloy, Downey & Malloy

Foreign Patent References

3519346 DE 12/12/1986

International Class

B60R 022/02

Abstract

A seatbelt positioning assembly for positioning a seatbelt of an automobile along the lower abdominal region of a pregnant person so as to avoid crossing over the womb. The seatbelt positioning assembly comprises a seat pad adapted to be positioned on the seat of the automobile being secured thereto by a securing strap fastened about the seat back portion. A sleeve is removably fitted along a portion of the length of the seatbelt wherein a pair of positioning straps connected to and extending from the seat pad are adapted for attachment with a bottom edge of the sleeve so as to pull the sleeve and, accordingly, the attached seatbelt downwardly in position along the lower abdominal region of the user.