41 |
Child safety seat adjustable magnetic sleeve and handle assembly retrofit |
US13385229 |
2012-02-10 |
US08672413B2 |
2014-03-18 |
Brian J. Morrissey |
A web harness system for use with a child safety seat device for use in automobiles. The web harness having two spaced apart shoulder straps, each having a buckle insert and a latchable connector having two separable components attached. A first integrally formed structure including sleeve covers having a an upper portion, a central portion, and a lower portion coupled to the web harness and latchable connector. A second integrally formed structure including an upper sleeve portion spaced apart from a lower sleeve portion capturing a buckle insert coupled on the shoulder straps. A lower connecting buckle member includes a rotatable handle attached, providing a grasping and manipulating opportunity. |
42 |
Configurable cushion device |
US13288816 |
2011-11-03 |
US08561232B2 |
2013-10-22 |
Kristine Elizabeth Currier |
A configurable cushion device is provided that protects from injury or discomfort caused by items in contact with a person. In one embodiment, the device includes a cushioned pillow wrapped in a protective case that includes a plurality of fastener straps for attaching the device to an object such as a seat belt. The protective case may include an internal or external pocket and may be made of a frictional material or include one or more grippers that provide additional friction against the object to keep the cushion device in a desired location with respect to the object or the person. The cushion device may also include a strap with a connector to allow the device to be secured around a larger object such as the waist of a person. The device may also include a drape cloth that is secured to the interior of the protective case and can be taken out and draped around an object or a person. |
43 |
AIR BELT APPARATUS |
US13640462 |
2011-04-04 |
US20130249200A1 |
2013-09-26 |
Tatsuya Higuchi; Atsushi Ichida |
An air belt apparatus is provided in which a bag is stored while being folded short prior to deployment and inflation. An air belt apparatus includes a bag provided in a part of a seatbelt, a collision detection device, and a gas supply device that supplies deployment gas to the bag. The bag includes a cylindrical portion connected to the gas supply device, and an inflatable portion wider than the cylindrical portion. Prior to deployment and inflation, the inflatable portion is stored on a radial inner side of the cylindrical portion while being turned inside out and folded up to a width substantially equal to a width of the cylindrical portion. |
44 |
Safety belt guarding sleeve equipped with a luminous apparatus |
US10266615 |
2002-10-09 |
US20040070256A1 |
2004-04-15 |
Yung-Ho
Lee |
A safety belt guarding sleeve equipped with a luminous apparatus includes a pliable cover wrapped on a safety belt of a car and a luminous device encased in the pliable cover. The surface of the pliable cover is bonded to a felt layer and has one edge attached to a bonding structure for fastening to the felt. The pliable cover further has a lid to form a housing space with the inner side of the pliable cover for holding a detachable protective member. The luminous device is held, embedded, laid or bonded in the housing space and has a portion exposed outside the pliable cover to project light so that people may see from outside. |
45 |
Shoulder belt minicover and cushion |
US292429 |
1988-12-30 |
US4921273A |
1990-05-01 |
Judy M. Weightman; Andrew K. Mirikitani |
The invention provides clean and decorative wraps for automotive shoulder belts. The shoulder belt minicover and cushion wraps around and closes with hook and pile type fastening or closure. The minicover for the shoulder belt may have an intermediate layer of padding material. The particular material ranges widely from strong nylon or denim to quilted cloth, fake fur, real fur or sheepskin. The minicover overlies the shoulder and neck area of a user. Bright and reflective surfaces of minicovers indicate sholder belt usage. Unique shapes and bright colors remind occupants to use seat belts. |
46 |
Belt pro |
US14880556 |
2015-10-12 |
US09908502B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Ayenew Marew |
An antimicrobial barrier seatbelt covering apparatus for preventing a cross contamination between hosts contacting with a seatbelt includes stripes of antimicrobial material creating a barrier against pathogens accumulated on a seatbelt, a container for storage of the antimicrobial material that can be attached on one end of the seatbelt, and a holding device to fix the material on the other end of the seatbelt. The antimicrobial seatbelt covering may be used in applications including seatbelts in cars seats, airplanes, boats where the seatbelt covering controls the level of cross contamination by preventing unwanted microbes that contact the seatbelt and thereby, prevents the spread of disease and infections. |
47 |
Expandable protective covering for a seatbelt |
US15066803 |
2016-03-10 |
US09669798B1 |
2017-06-06 |
Jabulani Maitland |
An expandable protective covering for a seatbelt including a substantially rectangular seatbelt cover having an expandable middle portion disposed between a pair of end portions. A slot is continuously disposed within the seatbelt cover from a left side of a left end of the pair of end portions to a right side of a right end of the pair of end portions. Each of a pair of locking mechanisms has a locking button disposed on a front surface of each of the right end and the left end, respectively, and a release opening disposed on the back surface of each of the right end and the left end, respectively. A seatbelt is configured to be slidably disposed within the slot. The locking button is both depressable into the release opening and releasable out of the release opening in order to selectively secure and release the seatbelt from within the slot. |
48 |
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE |
US15241850 |
2016-08-19 |
US20170050601A1 |
2017-02-23 |
Seiji Kobata |
An occupant restraint system 1 includes a seatbelt device 3 having a webbing 5 that is designed to extend obliquely across an occupant, seated on a seat, so as to pass through a shoulder part located on one side in a lateral direction and a part in front of a waist part located on the other side, and thereby to restrain an upper body of the occupant. The occupant restraint system 1 also includes an airbag device 4 having a bag body 10 that is installed on the webbing 5 in a folded state and designed to expand and deploy upon input of an impact load and thereby to restrain a periphery of a neck part of the occupant. |
49 |
VENTILATED SEATBELT FOR EFFICIENT COOLING AND HEATING OF VEHICLE PASSENGERS |
US15133425 |
2016-04-20 |
US20160303943A1 |
2016-10-20 |
Edward A. Arens; Hui Zhang |
A vehicle seatbelt mounted, individualized climate control apparatus that provides substantially instantaneous heating or cooling of the occupant of a vehicle seat is presented. The apparatus has at least one housing with an inner chamber coupled to diffusers to deliver ambient, cooled or heated air from an air source through the chamber to the body of the occupant. Regardless of the cabin temperature, local conditioning of a seat occupant efficiently cools the front of the torso and dissipates the body's thermal plume or warms the torso in the alternative. The functional and safety aspects of conventional three-point seat belts remain unchanged and the apparatus can be used with retractable belts. |
50 |
Seat belt reminder cover |
US14473460 |
2014-08-29 |
US09439479B1 |
2016-09-13 |
Phuong Anh T. Vu |
Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for providing an attachable cover with flap and a detachable fastener such as a magnet for covering the depressible release button on a driver's seat belt buckle to block access to the release button as a reminder to the driver that a child, toddler or baby is in the vehicle. The cover can further include a decorative ornament, picture and/or photograph of a child, baby or toddler to further remind a driver that a child, baby or toddler being in the vehicle. |
51 |
VEHICLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND HARNESS COVER |
US14648118 |
2013-11-27 |
US20150314711A1 |
2015-11-05 |
Tetsu MITSUO; Yukihiro YUKITA; Osamu NAKAGAWA; Masayuki SAKUMOTO |
A vehicle child safety seat includes: a seat main body on which an occupant sits; a seat belt for restraining the occupant to the seat main body, the seat belt including a shoulder harness having a long belt shape and facing a shoulder of the occupant; a shoulder pad placed between the shoulder of the occupant and the shoulder harness; and a harness cover formed in a pouch shape, having paired insertion holes through which the shoulder harness is passed so that the harness cover is attached to the shoulder harness, accommodating the shoulder pad therein, and having an opening so that the shoulder pad is put in and out via the opening in a state where the harness cover is attached to the shoulder harness. |
52 |
PASSENGER PROTECTION DEVICE |
US14371959 |
2013-01-11 |
US20140353950A1 |
2014-12-04 |
Norio Yamataki; Hikaru Kameyoshi; Atsushi Ichida; Tatsuya Higuchi |
A passenger protection device in which an airbag capable of expanding by receiving a predetermined action signal is disposed on the position of a shoulder belt, and a webbing is wound by means of one winding device, wherein the airbag is folded along a gate-shape guide-form slide guide having high-rigidity parts arranged to have a predetermined distance from one another along one side surface of a low-rigidity part extending in the lengthwise direction of the airbag can smoothly slide along the webbing via the slide guide when the webbing is being pulled out. Moreover, it is possible to fit the folded airbag between the chest and shoulder of a passenger because the slide guide is flexible. |
53 |
Sleeve for lap and shoulder belt to reduce wear on apparel |
US13569751 |
2012-08-08 |
US08733789B1 |
2014-05-27 |
Alison C. Kinnear |
A sleeve attachable to the belt of a vehicle restraint system is provided. The sleeve is loose and not form fitted to the belt to reduce the frictional wear of the sleeve with respect to apparel. In one aspect, a strip of material connects the sleeve to the fastener such that the sleeve moves with the belt. In another aspect, an inner sleeve is tightly formed to the belt such that the sleeve moves with the belt. |
54 |
Configurable cushion device |
US13413849 |
2012-03-07 |
US08562076B2 |
2013-10-22 |
Kristine Elizabeth Currier |
A configurable cushion device is provided that protects from injury or discomfort caused by items in contact with a person. In one embodiment, the device includes a cushioned pillow wrapped in a protective case that includes a plurality of fastener straps for attaching the device to an object such as a seat belt. The protective case may include an internal or external pocket and may be made of a frictional material or include one or more grippers that provide additional friction against the object to keep the cushion device in a desired location with respect to the object or the person. The cushion device may also include a strap with a connector to allow the device to be secured around a larger object such as the waist of a person. The device may also include a drape cloth that is secured to the interior of the protective case and can be taken out and draped around an object or a person. |
55 |
Child safety seat adjustable magnetic sleeve and handle assembly retrofit |
US13385229 |
2012-02-10 |
US20130207441A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Brian J. Morrissey |
While transporting a child within a car seat, a harness and buckle assembly falls into the seat depression on removing the child from the seat, necessitating reaching into the seat to locate and retrieve the harness from under the child on replacement.This invention provides a set of sleeves covering a portion of the harness, and a second set of sleeves containing an embedded magnet to connect with a similar magnet set upon each side of the safety seat. The harness webs are attached to the side of the seat by magnets, providing an area clear of harness clutter.A rotatable handle attached to a buckle assembly, allows the buckle assembly to be manipulated and stored clear while replacing a child in the seat.The total assembly can be retrofitted to existing safety seats without any disassembly or parts replacement. |
56 |
Seatbelt relief device |
US13564715 |
2012-08-01 |
US08465055B2 |
2013-06-18 |
Gary Hill |
A seatbelt relief device for a seatbelt having a shoulder harness utilized by a driver sitting on a seat in a motor vehicle behind a steering wheel. The device comprises a sleeve that fits over a chest portion of the shoulder harness of the seatbelt. A cord assembly extends from the sleeve. A mechanism is for releasably mounting the cord assembly centrally to the steering wheel in a pivotable manner, whereby the sleeve will pull the chest portion of the shoulder harness of the seatbelt slightly away from the chest of the driver to reduce pressure on the chest of the driver. |
57 |
CONFIGURABLE CUSHION DEVICE |
US13288816 |
2011-11-03 |
US20130047340A1 |
2013-02-28 |
Kristine Elizabeth Currier |
A configurable cushion device is provided that protects from injury or discomfort caused by items in contact with a person. In one embodiment, the device includes a cushioned pillow wrapped in a protective case that includes a plurality of fastener straps for attaching the device to an object such as a seat belt. The protective case may include an internal or external pocket and may be made of a frictional material or include one or more grippers that provide additional friction against the object to keep the cushion device in a desired location with respect to the object or the person. The cushion device may also include a strap with a connector to allow the device to be secured around a larger object such as the waist of a person. The device may also include a drape cloth that is secured to the interior of the protective case and can be taken out and draped around an object or a person. |
58 |
SEATBELT RELIEF DEVICE |
US13564715 |
2012-08-01 |
US20130033029A1 |
2013-02-07 |
GARY HILL |
A seatbelt relief device for a seatbelt having a shoulder harness utilized by a driver sitting on a seat in a motor vehicle behind a steering wheel. The device comprises a sleeve that fits over a chest portion of the shoulder harness of the seatbelt. A cord assembly extends from the sleeve. A mechanism is for releasably mounting the cord assembly centrally to the steering wheel in a pivotable manner, whereby the sleeve will pull the chest portion of the shoulder harness of the seatbelt slightly away from the chest of the driver to reduce pressure on the chest of the driver. |
59 |
Passenger Restraint Attachment |
US13029099 |
2011-02-16 |
US20120205960A1 |
2012-08-16 |
Christopher L. Finch |
A passenger restraint attachment for use by a passenger when wearing a passenger restraint having a shoulder harness for securing an upper torso of the passenger. The passenger restraint attachment includes a cushion having an upper portion including a shoulder harness receiver. A lower portion of the cushion has an S-shaped lower surface for engaging the body of the passenger. |
60 |
Cover |
US12868760 |
2010-08-26 |
US20110049950A1 |
2011-03-03 |
Shuan Therese Pereira |
A cover for a seat and a safety harness, the safety harness including a pair of shoulder belts, a pair of lap belts, and at least one anti-submarine belt, the seat cover comprising, a first pair of shoulder apertures for receiving respective shoulder belts therethrough, a pair of lap apertures for receiving respective lap belts therethrough, and an anti-submarine aperture for receiving the at least one anti-submarine belt therethrough. wherein the said seat cover is removable, and the said lap and anti-submarine apertures include closing means for substantially preventing the ingress of spillage and/or bodily fluids into the said aperture around a respective lap and/or submarine belt. |