Vehicle Occupant Head Protection
OwnerRichard Gale Scarfinventor
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Abstract
A head restraint device (10) provides sideways restraint for a vehicle occupant's head (41) with restraint members (28) The restraint members (28) are movable between and operative position in which they extend on either side of the head (41) and a retracted position in which they are no longer positioned to the side of the head, so not impinging sideways motion of the head and/or access into or out of the vehicle. The restraint members (28) pivot between the two positions.
Claims17
A head restraint system for a person sitting in a seat in a vehicle, the system including at least one head restraint member movable between retracted and operational positions, wherein in the operational position the at least one restraint member overlap a substantial part of at least one side of the head of the person and in the retracted position the at least one restraint member:
- overlaps less of the at least one side of the head of the person, or
- does not overlap the at least one side of the head of the person, or
- only overlaps an insubstantial part of the at least one side of the head of the person, and
- wherein movement of the restraint members between the retracted and operational positions is associated with a seat belt provided for the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.