Patent ID: 7784867

Claim:
A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising: a seat defining a first side and a second side and having a seat bottom and a seatback for accommodating at least one passenger; a first seatbelt disposed in proximity to said first side of said seat; a second seatbelt disposed in proximity to said second side of said seat; a third seatbelt disposed between said sides of said seat and between said first and second seatbelts; a first buckle, a second buckle, a third buckle, a fourth buckle, and a fifth buckle disposed in proximity to said seat and arranged sequentially from said first side of said seat to said second side of said seat; a first clip coupled with said first seatbelt and engagable with said first and second buckles for securing a first passenger in said seat with said first seatbelt; a second clip coupled with said second seatbelt and engageable with said third and fifth buckles for securing a second passenger in said seat with said second seatbelt; and a third clip coupled with said third seatbelt and engageable with said fourth buckle for securing a third passenger in said seat with said third seatbelt; and wherein said first clip is engageable only with said first and second buckles, said second clip is engageable only with said third and fifth buckles, and said third clip is engageable only with said fourth buckle.