Automobile seat with device for holding a human body

• US 6,152,535 A
• Filed: 11/01/1999
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Teruhisa Onishi
• Original Assignee: Teruhisa Onishi
• Inventors: Onishi, Teruhisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US09/431,598
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 5/89.1, 5/81.1 R, 297/464, 297/467, 296/68.1, 280/748
• US Class Current: 297/464
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/32 lying
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/34 sitting
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/36 standing
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/52 Underarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/10 Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1053 Rigid harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1086 Upper body
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/02 Occupant safety arrangements or fittings , e.g. crash pads seat belts with crash pads B60R22/14; removable children's seats having a front guard or barrier B60N2/2839

Abstract

A body-holding device in which a combination comprised of: a main body base suspension fitting, a pair of side-holding arms which hold both sides of a person, a pair of shoulder-holding arms which hold both shoulders of the person, a crotch supporter which supports the person'"'"'s crotch, a transmission mechanism which links the movement of the suspension fitting, respective holding arms and the crotch supporter, and locking elements which constrain and release the respective holding arms and crotch supporter, is installed on a main body base of the device which is fastened to an automobile seat. The device eliminates heavy labor performed by a person assisting disabled persons such as handicapped persons, persons suffering from illness and elderly persons, etc.; and in addition, the device eliminates heavy labor by assisting the body functions of able-bodied persons, and it also has a body-holding function as a shock-absorbing device or a life-saving device.

Claims

1. A body-holding device in which a pair of side-holding arms which hold both sides of a person, a pair of shoulder-holding arms which hold both shoulders of said person, a crotch supporter which supports said person'"'"'s crotch, opening-and-closing operating rods for said respective holding arms and crotch supporter, a transmission mechanism which links a movement of said opening-and-closing operating rods, respective holding arms and crotch supporter, and locking elements which constrain and release said respective holding arms and crotch supporter, are installed on a main body base which is fastened to a seat of an automobile.

2. A body-holding device in which a pair of side-holding arms which hold both sides of a person, a pair of shoulder-holding arms that hold both shoulders of said person, a crotch supporter which supports said person'"'"'s crotch, opening-and-closing operating rods for respective holding arms and crotch supporter, a transmission mechanism which links a movement of said opening-and-closing operating rods, respective holding arms and crotch supporter, and locking elements which constrain and release said respective holding arms and crotch supporter, are installed on a main body base attached via a shock-absorbing mechanism in front of a seat of an automobile.