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US 12,115,109 B2Granted
Restraint system
AssigneeValeda Company, LLC
InventorsPatrick Girardin, Paul Edward Slevinsky, Mark Easton, Gareth Holloway, Robert Andrew Cumming
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AssigneeValeda Company, LLC
InventorsPatrick Girardin, Paul Edward Slevinsky, Mark Easton, Gareth Holloway, Robert Andrew Cumming
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The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle. In one embodiment, at least one restraint includes a hand-releasable connection to the vehicle. In other embodiments, the hand releasable connection is formed by a set of mounting details, where the mounting details include a headed stud received in a slot. In yet other embodiments, the hand releasable connection can be formed by a spring loaded locking pin that engages with a bore. In even further embodiments, the headed stud and spring loaded locking pin are coupled to the restraint, while the slot and bore are coupled to the floor of the vehicle.
A restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle, the restraint system comprising a first restraint for engaging with a first end of the wheeled mobility device and a second restraint for engaging with a center region of the wheeled mobility device, wherein the second restraint comprises a first latch member and a second latch member, the first latch member being configured for connecting to the vehicle and to be hand releasable therefrom and the second latch member configured for connection to the wheeled mobility device.
A restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an interior with a floor, the restraint system comprising a restraint for engaging with the wheeled mobility device, wherein the restraint comprises a first latch member, a second latch member, and a set of mounting details configured to form a hand releasable connection between the first latch member and the vehicle;
A vehicle having a wheeled mobility device securement area with a center region surrounded by a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side, the vehicle comprising at least one restraint for engaging with the wheeled mobility device to secure the wheeled mobility device in the wheeled mobility device securement area and at least one set of mounting details configured to form a hand releasable connection between the at least one restraint and the vehicle, wherein:
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