Chairs and seats – Body or occupant restraint or confinement – Safety belt or harness; e.g. – lap belt or shoulder harness
Patent
1992-06-04
1994-08-09
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Chairs and seats
Body or occupant restraint or confinement
Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness
297483, B60R 2200
Patent
active
053359577
ABSTRACT:
An improved restraint device is provided which is characterized by its relative ease of use and comfort to occupants while providing effective and enhanced protection to occupants of motor vehicles or the like. The restraint device includes an open ended tubular guide member which is generally cylindrical or elliptical in cross-section and in which the interior surfaces of the tubular member define a longitudinal passageway for receiving and engaging portions of both the shoulder harness and lap portions of a three-point vehicular restraint system. The guide member exerts a laterally displacing force on the shoulder harness portion of a three-point restraint system to re-orient the shoulder belt for use by adults of relatively small stature or children. In this manner, the repositioning of the shoulder belt for use by children in particular may be accomplished without adversely displacing the relative position of the lap belt particularly during impact conditions. The advantages of the restraint device are accomplished without adversely affecting the automatic adjustment capabilities of the existing automotive restraint apparatus or without requiring extensive modifications to the existing restraint.
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Davis Cassandra
Dorner Kenneth J.
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