Patents by Inventor Claudia Cerruti

Claudia Cerruti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7360287
    Abstract: A coupling device for restraining belts, particularly for children's safety seats for motor-vehicles, which includes a body intended to be connected to at least one belt branch and a pair of tongue elements intended to be connected to respective belt branches, each tongue element including an attachment portion for connection with the respective belt branch and a stem portion arranged to be received and locked in the body and forming a catch tooth for locking the tongue element in the body. Each tongue element further comprises a metal insert wholly covered by a plastic or rubber housing or coating to protect user from burning from the coupling device which has been exposed to the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: SABELT S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudia Cerruti, Bernardo Fassero
  • Publication number: 20060137153
    Abstract: A coupling device (20) for restraining belts, particularly for children safety seats for motor-vehicles, comprises a body (21) intended to be connected to at least one belt branch and a pair of tongue elements (10) intended to be connected each to a respective belt branch. Each tongue element (10) includes an attachment portion (10b) for connection with the respective belt branch and a stem portion (10a) arranged to be received and locked in the body (21) and forming a catch tooth (10c) for locking the tongue element (10) in the body (21). Each tongue element (10) further comprises a metal insert (12) wholly covered by a plastic or rubber housing or coating. Thus, the risk of burnings in case of the coupling device being handled after the vehicle has been left in the sun for a long time is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Claudia Cerruti, Bernardo Fassero