Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retrofit seat belt system
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Application No.: US15311248Application Date: 2015-05-22
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Publication No.: US10369961B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Sundar Krishnamurty , Douglas Eddy , Anne Schewe , Conrad Zanzinger
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Current Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/032218 WO 20150522
- International Announcement: WO2015/179784 WO 20151126
- Main IPC: B60R22/18
- IPC: B60R22/18 ; B60R22/22 ; B60R22/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for installing retrofit seat belt systems with structural support for the lap and shoulder belts, while at the same time providing a low cost solution. In particular, some, or all of the loads, as required, are shared by an added support structure connected rigidly to a structural base, e.g., of a bus or other vehicle, via a base plate. As such the present teachings achieve compartmentalization around passengers in the event of a crash. Furthermore, unlike prior retrofit seat belt designs, the systems and methods of the present teachings uniquely facilitate a seamless transition for the different seat configurations and do not require complete replacement of the seats.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170096121A1 RETROFIT SEAT BELT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-04-06
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