Sleeper bunk restraint system
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsChris P. Jessup, Douglas Wayne Bittner
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Abstract
A sleeper bunk restraining system includes a sleeper bunk configured to be carried by a vehicle and having a top surfaced defining a length upon which an occupant may rest. The bunk includes a stationary portion and a moveable portion defined along the length, and the moveable portion is movable toward the stationary portion to form an occupant restraining barrier. A restraining member may be included and is configured for releasable connection to the vehicle such that the restraining member restrains movement of the movable portion of the bunk relative to the stationary portion of the bunk to thereby maintain the occupant restraining barrier in an occupant restraining position.
Claims21
A sleeper bunk restraining system comprising:
- a sleeper bunk configured to be carried by a vehicle and defining a length extending generally transverse relative to a direction of travel of the vehicle, the bunk including a stationary portion having a first top surface and a movable portion defined along the length and having a second top surface, the movable portion movable relative to the stationary portion along the length between a first position with the first and second top surfaces together defining an occupant-supporting surface of the bunk and an occupant restraining position with the movable portion forming an occupant restraining barrier relative to the stationary portion for restraining occupant movement toward the direction of travel, and
- a restrainer including at least one elongated web configured to extend over the stationary portion and engage the movable portion to secure the movable portion in the occupant restraining position when the vehicle is traveling, the at least one elongated web having one end configured to be connected to the vehicle.
A sleeper bunk restraining system comprising:
- a sleeper bunk configured to be carried by a vehicle and defining a length extending generally transverse relative to a direction of travel of the vehicle, the bunk including a stationary portion having a first top surface and a movable portion defined along the length and having a second top surface, the movable portion movable relative to the stationary portion along the length between a first position with the first and second top surfaces together defining an occupant-supporting surface of the bunk and an occupant restraining position with the movable portion forming an occupant restraining barrier relative to the stationary portion for restraining occupant movement toward the direction of travel, and
- a restrainer including at least one web configured to extend over the stationary portion and engage the movable portion to restrain movement of the movable portion from the occupant restraining position toward the first position when the vehicle is traveling, the at least one web having one end configured to be connected to the vehicle.
In combination:
- a motor vehicle defining a direction of travel,
- a sleeper bunk configured to be carried by the vehicle and defining a length extending generally transverse relative to the direction of travel, the bunk including a stationary portion having a first top surface and a movable portion defined along the length and having a second top surface, the movable portion movable relative to the stationary portion along the length from a first position with the first and second top surfaces together defining an occupant-supporting surface of the bunk to an occupant restraining position with the movable portion forming an occupant restraining barrier along the length for restraining occupant movement toward the direction of travel, and
- a restrainer extending over the stationary portion to restrain movement of the movable portion from the occupant restraining position toward the first position when the vehicle is traveling, the restrainer being configured to confine an occupant of the bunk between the stationary portion, the movable portion and the restrainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.