Gurney restraint system
AssigneeValeda Company, LLC
InventorsPatrick Girardin, Paul Edward Slevinsky, Mark Easton, Gareth Holloway, Robert Andrew Cumming
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Abstract
The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device and its occupant in a vehicle. In one embodiment, occupant restraints and an anchor point are provided. The occupant restraints are connected directly to the anchor point, while the anchor point is on a frame of the wheeled mobility device and is adapted for connection to the vehicle for securing the wheeled mobility device and its occupant to the vehicle. With this configuration, occupant loads during an accident will bypass the gurney and occupant head excursions can be reduced.
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A restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device and an occupant of a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle, the restraint system comprising at least one occupant restraint and an anchor point, wherein:
- the at least one occupant restraint is directly connected to the anchor point whereby an occupant load passing through the at least one occupant restraint will substantially bypass the frame of the wheeled mobility device;
- and, the anchor point is located on a frame of the wheeled mobility device and is adapted to form a connection to the vehicle to secure the wheeled mobility device and the occupant to the vehicle.
A restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device and an occupant of a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle, the restraint system comprising at least one occupant restraint and an anchor point, wherein:
- the at least one occupant restraint is directly connected to the anchor point whereby an occupant load passing through the at least one occupant restraint are directed to the anchor point;
- and, the anchor point is located on a frame of the wheeled mobility device and is adapted to form a connection to the vehicle to secure the wheeled mobility device and the occupant to the vehicle.
A restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device and an occupant of a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle, the restraint system comprising at least one occupant restraint and an anchor point, wherein:
- the at least one occupant restraint is directly connected to the anchor point;
- and, the anchor point is located on a frame of the wheeled mobility device and is adapted to form a connection to the vehicle to secure the wheeled mobility device and the occupant to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.