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Passenger safety restraint apparatus

  • US 5,853,193 A
  • Filed: 07/21/1997
  • Issued: 12/29/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for restraining the movement of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat, said apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a restraint member comprising a horizontally extending safety bar supported by opposed side arms;

    said side arms extending from opposed ends of said safety bar to respective distal ends of said side arms, said distal ends being pivotally mounted to associated pivots permitting said restraint member to rotate about a pivot axis between a first angle of rotation where said safety bar is held by said side arms upwardly and away from the lap of said passenger and a second angle of rotation where said safety bar extends across the lap of said passenger;

    (b) a latch for releasably latching said restraint member at said second angle of rotation, said latch comprising male and female latch portions, a first one of said portions being attached in a fixed position to said restraint member, a second one of said portions being fixedly positioned to releasably latch with the first one of said portions as said restraint member rotates into said second angle of rotation; and

    ,(c) fluid resistance means connected to said restraint member for retarding rotational movement of said restraint member about said axis.

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