Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-17
2008-08-05
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S801100, C297S468000, C297S470000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07407193
ABSTRACT:
A buckle device that includes a buckle with which a tongue supported by a seat belt becomes engaged, and buckle-moving device which moves the buckle between a storage position at which the buckle is stored when the buckle is not used and a use position at which the buckle is retained in a used state in which the seat belt is fastened. The buckle may be hidden in the vehicle seat at the storage position. The buckle does not obstruct the occupant when the occupant sits on or gets off the vehicle seat, and the occupant can smoothly sit on or get off the vehicle seat.
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Asako Tadayuki
Konishi Toshiyuki
Nakano Yoshiyuki
Tomita Hiroshi
Yamaguchi Yutaka
Culbreth Eric
Foley & Lardner LLP
Gooden, Jr. Barry
Takata Corporation
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