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US 5,328,226 AGranted
Support strap for front seats of cars
OwnerDonald E. Thomasinventor
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Abstract
A strap is secured across the passenger compartment of an automobile at a position behind the front seat backs and close to the top of the front seat backs. The strap is secured around the doorposts of a 4-door car to prevent the seat backs from collapsing backward due to impact on the car from the rear.
Claims20
A support strap for the front seats of four-door automobiles having left and right door posts adjacent such front seats, said support strap comprising:
- a central strap portion to be positioned across the automobile adjacent to and behind the back of such front seats at an elevation below and adjacent to the top of the seat backs, and
- left and right attachment means on said support strap, said left attachment means being for attachment to the left door post at a position adjacent to and an elevation below the top of the front seat backs, said right attachment means being for attachment to the right door post at a position adjacent to and an elevation below the top of the front seat backs so that the top of said seat is restrained against rearward motion caused by impact on the automobile from the rear.
A support strap for the front seats of four-door automobiles having left and right door posts adjacent such front seats, said support strap comprising:
- an elongated, flexible strap having a width and a thickness, said strap being doubled upon itself and locatable in back of the front seats at a position adjacent to and an elevation below the top of the seats so that the top of the seats is restrained against rearward movement, said strap being extendable around the left door post and right door post for attaching said strap to the automobile;
- a bight formable in said strap adjacent said left door post, said strap passable around said left door post and through said bight to tighten said bight on said left door post, said doubled strap then lying edge-to-edge around said left door post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.