US 6,101,687 C1 (6799th)
CHILD SEATBELT ASSEMBLY
Paul F. Giampavolo, Milton, N.H., and John S. Pontaoe, Chicago, Ill., assignors to Safe-Strap Company, Inc., Somersworth, N.H.
Reexamination Request No. 90/010,110, Feb. 15, 2008.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 6,101,687, issued Aug. 15, 2000, Appl. No. 410,538, Oct. 1, 1999.
Int. Cl. A44B 21/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 24—302
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-4 is confirmed.
1. A child seatbelt assembly including:
a first strap portion with a first end and a second end;
a second strap portion with a third end and a fourth end;
a latch assembly including a first latch element attached to said second end and a second latch element attached to said third end;
a first retainer strap assembly including a first post element with first detent element and a first strap element with second detent element, said first retainer strap assembly being in an open position when said first detent element is free of engagement with said second detent element, and being in a closed position when said first detent element engages said second detent element;
a second retainer strap assembly including a second post element with third detent element and a second strap element with fourth detent element, said second retainer strap assembly being in an open position when said third detent element is free of engagement with said fourth detent element, and being in a closed position when third detent element engages said fourth detent element;
said first retainer strap assembly being affixedly secured to said first end in both said open position and said closed position of said first retainer strap assembly;
said second retainer strap assembly being affixedly secured to said fourth end in both said open position and said closed position of said second retainer strap assembly.