Safety-net construction, particularly for use in motor vehicles

Details Safety-net construction, particularly for use in motor vehicles Safety-net construction, particularly for use in motor vehicles

1994-07-25

1995-08-01

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

410118, B60R 2106, B60R 2102, B60P 706

Patent

active

054374740

ABSTRACT:
The safety net is adapted to be mounted in a motor vehicle such as a stationwagon, van or the like, to separate a passenger compartment in the motor vehicle from a cargo compartment and prevent injury to passengers in the passenger compartment upon abrupt deceleration of the vehicle, for example due to a frontal collision or the like, by preventing flying objects such as suitcases (9) from reaching the passenger compartment. To prevent tearing of the net if the body of the vehicle is deformed so that the net, stretched between the roof and the backseat or bottom of the cargo compartment, is excessively stressed, the net is formed with a tear prevention arrangement which includes a net size expansion compensation arrangement (17) in the form of a fold, for example a zig-zag fold, seamed into the net and held in position by a frangible, stitched seam line (31, 34), which can tear upon substantial stresses placed on the net. Thus, the effective length of the net between the passenger and cargo compartments can expand to compensate for vehicular deformation, deformation of holding rods (18, 21), rollers (18a) or the like.

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ATZ--Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift 88 (Nov. 86), Nov. 11, "Schutz der Insassen vor Eindringender Ladung beim Unfall", pp. 641-648.

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