Patents Represented by Attorney Howard & Howard Attoryneys, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7472925
    Abstract: An improved ergonomic seatbelt and method of forming a seatbelt is provided that performs as a safer and more comfortable seatbelt by eliminating the rough edges of conventional seatbelts that are likely to cause discomfort due to friction and cut into a seatbelt user during a high speed crash. Further, the improved ergonomic seatbelt does not require multiple components or inflation, thereby reducing cost and simplifying the manufacturing process. The inventive seatbelt may include a longitudinal belt with a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinal ends on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The first and second longitudinal ends comprise folded sections without an edge for providing improved comfort and safety to a user of the seatbelt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Van Freeman Industries LLC
    Inventors: Basil M. Freeman, Jack Freeman