Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Particular article accommodation – Wheeled vehicle
Patent
1997-09-29
2000-09-05
Gordon, Stephen T.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Particular article accommodation
Wheeled vehicle
410 3, 410 4, 410 18, 410 23, 296 6504, B60P 708
Patent
active
061133256
ABSTRACT:
A wheelchair restraint system for a mass transportation vehicle having a securement area for a wheelchair is disclosed which includes a barrier carried at a rear portion of the securement area disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis. A rear wheelchair attachment assembly is carried by the rear barrier for anchoring the wheelchair to the barrier. A personal securement belt assembly secures a seated wheelchair occupant to the wheelchair in the securement area. A front bulkhead extends generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis at a front portion of the securement area which includes an extendable anchor member which extends transverse relative to the longitudinal vehicle axis. The anchor member is extendable between a stored position in which the anchor member is stowed within the bulkhead and a deployed position wherein the anchor member is extended from the bulkhead. A front wheel chair attachment assembly includes two attachment belts extending from the wheel chair to a first anchor location on the bulkhead and to a second anchor location on the extendable anchor member when the anchor member is in the deployed position. The first and second front attachment belts diverge outwardly and incline downwardly from the wheelchair toward the respective first and second anchor locations on the bulkhead to effectively anchor the occupant and wheelchair and prevent lateral tipping.
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Flint Cort
Gordon Stephen T.
Jaudon Henry S.
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