Patent ID: 7000994

Claim:
A vehicle seat assembly comprising: (a) a vehicle seat, said vehicle seat comprising a seat support and a back rest, (b) a first restraint system for said vehicle seat, and (c) a second restraint system for said vehicle seat, said second restraint system being coupled to said vehicle seat and at least partially retractable, said second restraint system operating independently of said first restraint system, said second restraint system comprising, (i) a first belt designed to fully retract onto a first take-up reel that is located within the back rest of the vehicle seat, the first belt having a free end, (ii) a second belt designed to fully retract onto a second take-up reel that is located within the back rest of said vehicle seat, the second belt having a free end, (iii) first and second tongues, the first tongue being mounted onto the free end of the first belt and the second tongue being mounted onto the free end of the second belt, and (iv) a buckle assembly adapted to releasably receive the first and second tongues, wherein the buckle assembly can be configured between a first position in which said buckle assembly is disposed entirely within the seat support of the vehicle seat and a second position in which the buckle assembly at least partially projects out from the seat support of the vehicle seat.