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Document | Title | Date |
20080197688 | Portable Posture Correction Device - A device for correcting sitting posture consisting of a back pad ( | 08-21-2008 |
20090230754 | Ground hunter's portable footrest and shooting harness - A ground hunter's portable footrest and/or shooting harness comprising a pair of adjustable harness members which are tethered together so that the harness members may be slipped beneath the hunter's feet and over the hunter's knee/thigh area. The harness members are length-adjustable to accommodate an individual's requirements. The invention not only serves a portable footrest to reduce knee, leg and foot fatigue but also provides a stable shooting platform. | 09-17-2009 |
20090243366 | Safety System for a Seat of a Ski Lift Facility and Method for Implementing Same - A safety system for a chair ( | 10-01-2009 |
20100026078 | Dynamic trunk support system - A device is provided for supporting a portion of the upper body during forward lean. The device comprises a hinge joint provided on a base plate. A central pillar extends upwards from the hinge joint, the hinge joint enabling movement of the central pillar through a range of motions. A support plate is situated on the central pillar at an opposite end from the hinge joint, the support plate providing support to a user in the region of the user's breast plate. At least one resistor element is operably associated with the central pillar to receive stresses delivered via at least one linkage unit during periods of forward lean, thereby transferring at least a portion of the upper body weight to the at least one resistor element. | 02-04-2010 |
20100117435 | Resting Apparatus - The invention disclosed herein is securely supported resting apparatus that includes a resting platform sufficient to support the leaning weight of the user and a configuration of straps to provide support in a limited or enclosed space. | 05-13-2010 |
20100283310 | Head Restraint Device - The present invention provides an improved head restraint device for securing a person's head to a headrest such as those found on vehicle passenger seats. The head restraint immobilizes the person's head, neck, and spine in all degrees of freedom, e.g., lateral, longitudinal or frontal, and rotational, relative to the headrest. Yet, when a threshold amount of external force is applied to the person's head, particularly in a frontal or normal direction relative to the passenger seat, the person's head will separate itself from the headrest to prevent injury to the person. | 11-11-2010 |
20110031799 | Passenger head support - A head restraint assisting a sleeping or resting passenger may provide for a pleated fabric hammock portion supported by the back of the seat by a retaining strap, the tensioned hammock portion cradling the user's head and/or face. | 02-10-2011 |
20110204696 | MAGNETIZED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND PACKAGES FOR TRAVEL AND REST - A magnetized head restraint system employs a magnetic head restraint ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110227391 | REAR SEAT DIVIDER FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A divider for a rear seat of a motor vehicle is formed as a single, free-standing element having a block that is compressible and has shape memory, wherein the block has a pliable covering and has a base and a back surface. A lap restraint belt interface has a first slot that extends through the block for accepting an inserted lap restraint belt and the first slot is oriented for compressively urging at least a portion of the base against a bottom surface of the rear seat and a portion of the back surface toward a backrest when the inserted lap restraint belt is engaged. A second interface accepts a second restraint device and is oriented for adding a compressively urging force at least toward the backrest of the rear seat when the second restraint device is engaged. | 09-22-2011 |
20120007408 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AND RESTRAINING A PASSENGER OF A VEHICLE; AND PROTECTION AND RESTRAINING DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A PASSENGER OF A VEHICLE - A protection and restraining device for protecting a passenger on a passenger seat of a vehicle in the event of an accident, the protection and restraining device being designed to trigger a support wing such that it moves laterally against an occupant seat of the vehicle, and the protection and restraining device and/or support wing furthermore being designed to be more easily moved from a lateral initial position in a first lateral direction than in a second lateral direction. | 01-12-2012 |
20120104826 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVING STATUS INDICATORS AND/OR MEDIA INTERFACES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure describes components for use with child seats and other personal restraint systems. In one embodiment a soft pad portion of a buckle assembly can be configured to surround or encase components of a buckle assembly of a personal restraint system. In certain embodiments of the disclosure, the pad can include one or more media features that can include entertainment, education, or care-giver alert devices that can be attached to, integrated with, or otherwise connected to the pad. Moreover, the pad can also serve as a platform onto which indicators, additional user devices, and/or media features can be incorporated and/or displayed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120193967 | TETHER BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A tether bracket assembly for securing a connector of a child seat is used in conjunction with a seat assembly having an U-shaped seat back frame. The U-shaped seat back frame includes a top horizontal cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket having a concave surface which includes a curvature complementary to the cylindrical bar of the seat back frame, the concave surface being affixed to an underside of the cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly further includes an elongated tether bracket having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is operatively attached to the mounting bracket. The second end is adapted to engage with a connector of a child seat to secure the child seat to the seat assembly. The elongated tether bracket projects generally upward beyond the top horizontal cylindrical bar of the seat back frame. | 08-02-2012 |
20120261976 | Belt Fastening on the Rear Main Tube of the Backrest, Ideally on the Rear Foot Situated at the Bottom - Disclosed is a vehicle seat with seat part, backrest, belt restraining system and support structure supporting the seat part and backrest. Belt restraining system comprises belt reversal means and belt lock. Belt reversal means is positioned in an upper corner region of the backrest and belt lock positioned in seat area of seat part. Support structure has asymmetrical framework with main force braces extending substantially vertically. Main force braces converge in junction region and underside of support structure a first, second and third one of main force braces is arranged on the side towards the junction region as a thrust brace guided forwards as far as a front foot; on a side towards the junction region as a tension brace at the rear guided as far as a first rear foot; tension/thrust brace at the rear guided as far as a further rear foot. | 10-18-2012 |
20130020853 | SECURE ME SYSTEMS - A head restraint system for supporting a head of a user on a headrest including a headband having, an anterior side, and a posterior side; a first strap coupled to a left side posterior side of the headband, and a second strap coupled to a right posterior side of the headband; and at least one first fastener coupled to the first strap and at least one second fastener coupled to the second strap. The first strap on the headband is wrapped around a left side of the headrest while the second strap on the headband is wrapped around a right side of the headrest and then the female end and the male end of the first and second fasteners secure the first strap to the second strap around the headrest. | 01-24-2013 |
20130113267 | Head and Neck Restraining System - A head and neck restraint system includes a vertical support and a head and neck restraint assembly coupled to the vertical support. The head and neck restraint assembly includes a pair of spaced members coupled to the vertical support. The pair of spaced members have a spring memory that permits movement of one of said members toward and away from the other member or movement of both of said members toward and away from each other. One or more spring biased wedges avoid the spring memory from returning one or both of the spaced members to a starting position after movement of one of the members toward the other member or movement of both of the members towards each other. | 05-09-2013 |
20130320745 | BACK SUPPORT FOR CHAIR - A back support for use in combination with a chair is provided. The back support may be used to remove body weight of a person from lower regions of the body, including the spine and pelvic region. The back support generally comprises first and second harness supports positionable at an upper region of a backrest of the chair, first and second harness supports being spaced apart and extending generally upwardly from the backrest when positioned at the chair, first and second harness supports each having an upper portion, and first and second harnesses suspendable from the respective upper portions of first and second harness supports, each of first and second harnesses being engageable with the body of the person or being engageable with additional harness structure that engages the body for transferring at least a portion of the weight of the person to the first and second harness supports. | 12-05-2013 |
20130341993 | BUCKLE POSITIONING DEVICE, AND SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A tool is provided for integrated and/or retrofit installation on a seat having a buckled restraint, to maintain a seat buckle out from under a seated user. The tool may include a positioning element. An example positioning element includes a strap with a loop or other connector at one end. The loop or other connector may connect directly or indirectly to a seat buckle. A second end of the strap or other buckle positioning may connect to the seat, or to environment associated therewith. The strap or other positioning element may pull the buckle forward. When the buckle is detached from the restraint system, the buckle remains forward rather than falling backward onto the seat where it can be sat upon. The positioning element may stretch when the buckle system is engaged. The working length of the positioning element may be adjustable to allow use with various seating systems. | 12-26-2013 |
20140001816 | HIGH CHAIR STRAP SAFETY RELEASE | 01-02-2014 |
20140015300 | SAFETY BOW ASSEMBLY AND CHILD SEAT INCLUDING THE SAME - A safety bow assembly for a child seat comprises: a bow body that has opposite first and second ends; first and second connecting parts that are connected to the child seat, the first connecting part defining an accommodating space and having a side wall; and an engaging lever that is connected movably to the side wall, that is formed with an engaging element facing the accommodating space, and that is movable relative to the side wall between a first position, in which the engaging element is adapted to engage releasably a coupling part of the child seat, and a second position, in which the engaging element is adapted to be disengaged from the coupling part. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021770 | Baby Seat Strap - A two-piece strap has conjugate proximal ends and conjugate branched distal ends, which are adapted to loop around a supporting structure, such as the arms of a chair, to secure a child in an infant seat to the structure. The strap serves the dual function of securing the infant in the baby seat and securing the baby seat to an anchor structure. Also, each end of the strap can be independently secured to an anchor structure, as compared to previous inventions in which the straps wrap around the supporting structure. This design affords greater adaptability to various anchor structures, such as the arms of a chair or the sides of a shopping cart. | 01-23-2014 |
20140152072 | APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A SEATBELT FOR A CHILD - Apparatus for adapting an adult three-point seatbelt for securing a child, the seatbelt comprising a belt extending from above the shoulder to an anchor point connected to chassis of vehicle, and a clasp attached to the chassis on opposite side of an occupant of the seat, such that the belt may be drawn downwards and across the occupant to engage the clasp, thereby restraining the occupant with both sash and lap sections of the seatbelt, the apparatus comprising: a mat with side catches for engaging the lap section of the seatbelt and holding it down over the legs of the child, and a strap fixed to the mat and having a clip at a distal end thereof, for extending behind the child, and the clip for clippably engaging the belt extending from the drum, to bring the sash section of the belt down, over the shoulder of the child. | 06-05-2014 |
20140217803 | Lateral Support Apparatus for a Chair - An apparatus for removably attaching a lateral support to a chair. The apparatus comprises a support frame removably attachable to the chair. The support frame comprises two side members and a lateral member coupled between the side members spacing the side members apart by a lateral distance, and an adjustment mechanism that is operable to adjust the lateral distance between the two side members to clamp the chair between the side members. The apparatus comprises a lateral support attachable to a said side member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140312677 | Emergency Vehicle Seat with Integrated Seat Belt and Height Adjustable Webbing Guide - An arrangement is provided for vertically adjusting a bezel and a bezel support defining a webbing guide for a seat belt webbing integrated into a vehicle seat. The adjustment arrangement includes a bearing block arrangement and a slotted latch plate mounted in a frame channel of the seat. A spring biased height adjustment frame extends from the bezel support and a spring biased release member is pivotally mounted within the bezel support and provided with a latching tooth engageable and disengageable with the latch plate for establishing various vertical positions of the bezel and the bezel support relative to an upper end of the frame channel. | 10-23-2014 |
20150314749 | SAFETY BELT DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A belt fitting for a safety belt device in a motor vehicle, the fitting having a base portion and an adjoining insertion tongue, in which base portion a belt eye is provided, through which a belt strap is guided and which subdivides the belt strap into a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion when the belt is fastened, and additionally having a clamping element that is freely movable between a release position, in which the belt strap is run freely movably through the belt eye, and a clamping position in which the belt strap is clamped tightly with a clamping force between the clamping element and a clamping stop. According to the invention, the clamping element and/or the clamping stop has a clamping contour, with which the belt strap can be clamped tightly in the clamping position over a belt strap width in a non-linear and/or uneven clamping force distribution. | 11-05-2015 |