Protector for vehicle occupant
OwnerJose Maria Otaegui-Ugarteinventor
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Abstract
A protective breastplate rigidly attached to the straps of a vehicle seat belt in which fiber reinforced material layers are shaped to form an air-tight, hollow chamber anatomically adapted to the upper thorax and abdomen of a vehicle occupant; a metal mesh lining is provided on the interior of the chamber to prevent pointed objects from piercing the protector, and an air intake valve is attached at the bottom.
Claims3
A chest protector for a vehicle occupant comprising a substantially flat, hollow air chamber shaped to conform to the thorax and abdomen of the occupant, said chamber having a metal mesh interior lining and a fiber-reinforced exterior covering;
- an air valve on said chamber establishing selective communication with the interior of the chamber for supplying pressurized air thereto;
- and seat belts to which said air chamber is rigidly secured for protective disposition against the lower chest and abdomen when the belts are buckled about the occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.