Passenger safety restraint, seat height adjustment assembly and method of restraining a passenger
OwnerBryan Edward Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A restraining kit for restraining a person in a vehicle, includes a wearable harness which is wearable by a person and securing means for securing the wearable harness to a body of the vehicle when it is being worn by the person. The wearable harness includes shoulder straps, a waist strap and a crotch strap and the securing means is a second harness which is secured or securable to a seat of the vehicle. The restraining kit includes a buckle clip mechanism by which the wearable harness is securable to the second harness.
Claims9
A restraining kit for restraining a person in a vehicle, the kit including
- a wearable harness which is wearable by a person;
- and
- securing means for securing the wearable harness to a body of the vehicle when it is being worn by the person, the wearable harness including shoulder straps, a waist strap and a crotch strap, the securing means comprising a second harness which is secured or securable to a seat of the vehicle, the kit including a buckle or clip mechanism by which the wearable harness is securable to the second harness, the wearable harness and the second harness each including part of the buckle or clip mechanism so that the wearable harness and the second harness can be secured by a single buckle or clip, the second harness including a pair of attachment straps which are arranged to extend around the rear of the seat of the vehicle to secure the second harness to the rear of the seat, shoulder straps which are arranged to extend over the shoulders of the person and a waist strap which is arranged to extend around a waist of the person, the shoulder straps and waist strap being adjustable to accommodate persons of different sizes and the second harness including anchoring means to prevent displacement of the attachment straps relative to the rear of the seat.
A seat height adjustment assembly for use on a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising a cushioned body having at least three connected cushions which are arranged side-by-side and which are connected together so that they are foldable relative to one another in a zig-zag or concertina fashion to be located one above the other to provide a stack of cushions and locating means for locating the cushioned body on a vehicle seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.