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Safety restraint for a horizontal passenger

  • US 6,217,069 B1
  • Filed: 04/12/1999
  • Issued: 04/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In combination:

  • a vehicle having a sleeping surface with an upper surface and a length along which a passenger may lie in a horizontal position;

    a safety restraint for the horizontal passenger;

    said safety restraint comprising;

    a first belt having first and second ends, said first belt being operatively secured to the vehicle and positioned transverse to the length of the sleeping surface and having means for adjusting the length thereof;

    a second belt having first and second ends, said second belt being operatively secured to the vehicle and located distally from the first belt along the length of the sleeping surface, said second belt positioned transverse to the length of the sleeping surface and having means for adjusting the length thereof; and

    a third belt having first and second ends, said third belt being operatively secured to the vehicle having means for adjusting the length thereof and positioned diagonally in relation to the length of the sleeping surface and also positioned on the upper surface of the sleeping surface;

    said first belt being adapted to be secured over the chest of the passenger;

    said second belt being adapted to be secured over the thighs of the passenger;

    said third belt being adapted to be secured over the shoulder of the passenger;

    said sleeping surface including a side edge thereof and said third belt being mounted on the vehicle proximal the side edge of the sleeping surface and for positioning proximal the hips of the passenger at said first end thereof, further comprising a third latching means mounted on a second end of said third belt, and a third receiving means mounted on the vehicle for positioning proximal the hips of the passenger, said third latching means being releasably attachable to said third receiving means.

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