Restraining belt system for securing a detainee
AssigneeThe City of Portland, Oregon
InventorsDonald Chris Gillespie, Richard B. Austria, John Scott Montgomery, Scott M. Reasor, Sam J. Pronesti
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Abstract
The present invention is a restraining system for securing a detainee in a seat of a vehicle including a restraining belt extending from an anchoring point in the middle region of the seat to a stowing point outboard of the anchoring point and a latching mechanism adjacent to a side region of the seat. The system is in non-securing operation when the belt extends to the stowing point and in securing operation when the belt is removed from the stowing point and connected to the latching mechanism such that the belt traverses the detainee's torso.
Claims12
A restraining belt system for securing a detainee in a seat of a vehicle, the seat having a middle region and side regions, the system comprising:
- a restraining belt having a first and second end, the first end being connected at an anchoring point in the middle region of the seat and the second end extending to a stowing mechanism outboard of the anchoring point;
- a first latching component mounted on the second end of the restraining belt;
- wherein the stowing mechanism removably mounts to the first latching component for non-securing operation of the system, such that the belt is accessible at a point remote from the detainee, the first latching component being detached from the stowing mechanism during securing operation of the system;
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- a second latching component adjacent to one of the side regions of the seat that removably latches to the first latching component for securing operation of the system, such that the belt traverses the detainee's torso.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.