Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1984-06-18
1986-02-11
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
180274, 297403, 297464, B60R 2110
Patent
active
045695342
ABSTRACT:
A passenger restraint system is provided for restraining passengers within seats of an automotive vehicle or the like during a collision. The impact of a collision at a front bumper of the vehicle displaces a plunger to draw upon an actuation cable attached thereto, wherein the cable extends rearwardly to a position above passenger seats and underlying the vehicle roof where it is stretched tight by a spring. Slide actuators move with the cable upon impact to displace hinged frames carrying flexible sheetlike passenger restraints from a normal out-of-the-way position generally at the vehicle roofline to a restraining position descended in front passengers to restrain the passengers within their seats. A cable stop mechanism locks the system in the restraining position and is manually releasable whereupon the cable spring returns the system to the normal position ready for reuse. A similar restraint system including a second cable and plunger may be provided in association with the rear bumper to activate, for example, rear seat headrests to provide rear-end collision protection for rear seat passengers.
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patent: 3692327 (1972-09-01), Barrick, Sr. et al.
patent: 3695629 (1972-10-01), Schlanger
patent: 3782756 (1974-01-01), Brown
patent: 3804430 (1974-04-01), Fiala et al.
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Nalbandyan Grigor A.
Nalbandyan Harutyun G.
Nalbandyan Nikolaes A.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Rice Kenneth R.
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