Seat for a law enforcement vehicle and method of use
OwnerBradley A. Troyerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of use of a movable seat for a law enforcement vehicle. A method of restraining a detainee within a vehicle may include the steps of: opening a door on a vehicle comprising a movable seat; retracting the movable seat from a first position in the vehicle to a second position adjacent the door of the vehicle; seating a detainee in the movable seat of the vehicle; wherein the detainee's hands are restrained behind its back; positioning the detainee's hands in an opening in a back of the movable seat; restraining the detainee in the movable seat with a seat belt coupled to the movable seat; returning the movable seat to the first position inside the vehicle; and closing the door on the vehicle.
Claims20
A method of restraining a detainee within a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- opening a door on a vehicle comprising a movable seat;
- retracting said movable seat from a first position in said vehicle to a second position adjacent said door of said vehicle;
- seating a detainee in said movable seat of said vehicle, wherein said detainee's hands are restrained behind the detainee's back;
- positioning said detainee's hands in an opening in a back of said movable seat;
- restraining said detainee in said movable seat with a seat belt coupled to said movable seat;
- returning said movable seat to said first position inside said vehicle;
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- closing said door on said vehicle.
A method of restraining a detainee in a law enforcement vehicle comprising the steps of:
- opening a rear door of a law enforcement vehicle;
- pressing a button to cause a movable seat to travel from a first position within said law enforcement vehicle to a second position adjacent said rear door of said law enforcement vehicle;
- positioning said detainee in said movable seat with said detainee's hands restrained behind the detaineee;
- placing said detainee's hands through an opening in said movable seat so that said detainee's hands are in a position behind said movable seat;
- holding said detainee in said movable seat;
- restraining said detainee in said movable seat with a seat belt coupled to said movable seat;
- pressing a button to cause said movable seat to travel from said second position to said first position within said law enforcement vehicle;
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- closing said rear door of said law enforcement vehicle.
A method of transporting a detainee in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- restraining a detainee's hands;
- opening a door of a vehicle;
- retracting a movable seat from an interior of said vehicle to a location adjacent said door of said vehicle;
- positioning a detainee in said movable seat with said detainee's hands behind said detainee in an opening in said movable seat;
- restraining a detainee in said movable seat with a seat belt coupled to said movable seat;
- returning said movable seat to said interior of said vehicle;
- closing said door of said vehicle;
- driving said vehicle to a desired location;
- opening said door of said vehicle;
- retracting said movable seat from said interior of said vehicle to said location adjacent said door of said vehicle;
- releasing said detainee from said seat belt coupled to said movable seat;
- removing said detainee from said movable seat;
- returning said movable seat to said interior of said vehicle;
- and
- closing said vehicle door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.