Vehicle passenger restraint and method of producing same
AssigneeBald Spot Racing, LLC
InventorAlan R. Lewis
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Abstract
An expanded propylene vehicle passenger restraint. The restraint includes a back portion, seat portion and side portions integrally joined together. A removable back insert is mounted to the back portion and a leg separator is mounted to the seat portion. The method of producing the restraint includes the step of scanning the configuration of the restraint into a router for shaping a solid plastic piece in accordance with the configuration.
Claims15
A method of producing a restraint for a passenger of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- placing an enclosure of flexible plastic within a vehicle;
- placing a passenger of the vehicle atop and adjacent said enclosure while in said vehicle;
- allowing said flexible plastic to form around the passenger forming a plastic restraint;
- removing the passenger from the vehicle;
- causing the plastic restraint to harden;
- removing the plastic restraint from the vehicle;
- scanning said plastic restraint to profile said plastic restraint;
- and,
- shaping solid plastic in accordance with the profile of the plastic restraint producing a passenger restraint.
A restraint for a passenger in a vehicle comprising:
- a seat having a seat portion, a back portion and side portions connected together forming a cavity tailored shaped to form fit around a specific passenger of a vehicle limiting motion of the passenger relative to the vehicle, said seat formed from a plastic having resistance to fire and heat and maintaining its shape when subjected to crash conditions.
A race car driver restraint comprising:
- a unitary piece of expanded polypropylene cut to form a driver restraint with a back portion, seat portion and side portions integrally connected together forming a seat, said back portion including a hole extending therethrough;
- a back insert removably mounted to said back portion within said hole;
- and,
- a leg separator mounted to said seat portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.