Patent ID: 7093905

Claim:
In combination with a seat in an automotive vehicle, with the seat having a cushion and a backrest, and also in combination with a restraint system at the seat, with the restraint system including a coupler and a belt, with the coupler having first and second engageable members and the belt having lap and shoulder sections separated by the second coupler member, and further in combination with a child's car seat having a seating portion located over the seat cushion of the vehicle seat and a back portion located along the backrest of the vehicle seat, the back portion having a channel for receiving the lap and shoulder sections of the seat belt; a threading device for facilitating securement of the car seat on the vehicle seat with the restraint system, said threading device comprising: a stiffening member fitted to one of the sections of the seat belt and having one end at the second coupler member and another end remote from the second coupler member, the stiffening member extending along the one section of the seat belt and being attached to the one section at and remote from the second coupler member, the stiffening member being stiffer than the seat belt, so that the seat belt, where the stiffening member is fitted to it, may be pushed through the channel in the back portion to present the second coupler member at the first coupler member.