SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH SIX RESTRAINT POINTS
First Claim
1. A supplemental restraint system for use in restraining an individual in a seat of a vehicle equipped with a safety harness having a shoulder belt section and a lap belt section, the supplemental restraint system comprising:
- a body component having a front body member and a back body member defining a neck opening for receiving a wearer'"'"'s neck and head, the front body member having one end portion that extends to a wearer'"'"'s lap, the body component further having at least one first belt holder disposed on the front body member thereof for receiving a shoulder belt section of a safety harness, the body component further having at least one second belt holder disposed on the end portion of the front body member thereof for receiving a lap belt section of a safety harness; and
a strap component having at least a first strap member and a second strap member, the first strap member being disposed on the body component for receiving a wearer'"'"'s body, the second strap member extending from the body component for receiving a wearer'"'"'s hips.
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Abstract
A supplemental restraint system (100) that can be worn by a passenger and that can be attached to a conventional seat belt having at least a shoulder belt section and a lap belt section. The supplemental restraint system (100) primarily includes a body component (120) and a strap component (140). The body component (120) is provided with two first belt holders (126) on its front body member (122), each of which is positioned near the shoulder portion of the body component (120). Two second belt holders (128) are provided on an end portion (122a) of the front body member (122) extending to the lap area of the passenger. The first and second belt holders (126, 128) are configured to securely hold in place the shoulder and lap belt sections, respectively, of the conventional seat belt. The strap component (140) includes a first strap member (142) and a second strap member (144), the latter being configured to receive a seated passenger'"'"'s hips in such a manner that the passenger'"'"'s body is prevented from sliding out of the supplemental restraint system (100).
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10 Claims
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1. A supplemental restraint system for use in restraining an individual in a seat of a vehicle equipped with a safety harness having a shoulder belt section and a lap belt section, the supplemental restraint system comprising:
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a body component having a front body member and a back body member defining a neck opening for receiving a wearer'"'"'s neck and head, the front body member having one end portion that extends to a wearer'"'"'s lap, the body component further having at least one first belt holder disposed on the front body member thereof for receiving a shoulder belt section of a safety harness, the body component further having at least one second belt holder disposed on the end portion of the front body member thereof for receiving a lap belt section of a safety harness; and a strap component having at least a first strap member and a second strap member, the first strap member being disposed on the body component for receiving a wearer'"'"'s body, the second strap member extending from the body component for receiving a wearer'"'"'s hips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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