# US 11,897,417 B2 · Safety belt and safety harness separating and fastening system

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- Number: US 11,897,417 B2
- Document ID: US11897417B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/854,885
- Filed: 2022-06-30
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-17
- Applicants: Izac Hillam
- Inventors: Izac Hillam
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897417B2

## CPC

- B60R 22/02: Semi-passive restraint systems, e.g. systems applied or removed automatically but not both {; Manual restraint systems (knee, leg or head belts B60R22/001; devices for releasing in an emergency, remote or automatic unbuckling devices B60R22/32)}
- B60R 22/24: secured to the side, door, or roof of the vehicle
- B60R 2022/021: {Means for holding the tongue or buckle in a non-use position, e.g. for easy access by the user}
- B60R 2022/027: {Four-point seat belt systems, e.g. with the two upper points connected together}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A system includes a coupler with a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms configured to couple to a roll cage. A first end may include a first recessed portion and a first aperture. A third end may include a second recessed portion and a second aperture. The first and third ends may contact each other and be secured together via a first fastener that passes through the first aperture and the second aperture. Further, the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion may receive a second fastener therebetween that may receive a latch plate of a safety belt or safety harness to maintain it in an upward position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A safety harness separating and fastening system, the system comprising:
one or more second harness couplers that attach to an interior of the vehicle to receive second latch plates of a bottom/waist portion of a harness, the one or more second harness couplers comprising:
a plate with an upper surface and a lower surface, the plate comprising a first plate aperture with a first recessed ledge and a second plate aperture with a second recessed ledge;
a second coupler aperture interposed between the first plate aperture and the second plate aperture; and
a second plate fastener positioned in the second coupler aperture;
one or more third harness couplers that attach to an upper frame of the vehicle to receive first latch plates of an upper/shoulder portion of the harness, the one or more third harness couplers comprising:
a third plate with a third upper surface and a third lower surface, the third plate comprising a third harness plate aperture with a third recessed ledge and a fourth plate aperture with a fourth recessed ledge;
a concave channel on the third lower surface that receives a tube of the upper frame of the vehicle;
a third coupler aperture interposed between the third plate aperture and the fourth plate aperture; and
a third plate fastener positioned in the third coupler aperture.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more second harness couplers comprise an adhesive layer on the lower surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a releasably adhered release liner.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first plate aperture and the second plate aperture both receive second fasteners to couple the one or more second harness couplers to the interior of the vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the second plate fastener comprises a magnet.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more third harness couplers comprise a third adhesive layer on the third lower surface.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the third adhesive layer comprises a releasably adhered third release liner.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the third plate aperture and the fourth plate aperture both receive third fasteners to couple the one or more third harness couplers to the upper frame of the vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the third plate fastener comprises a magnet.