Passenger assist strap

US11390204B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMATRIMARA INC. · CA

Inventors

• Arash Jenab · Trabuco Canyon, US
• Michael Klinck · Oakville, US
• Scott Strong · Oakville, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 10, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 19, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N3/026
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This present invention relates to transportation and more particularly to a passenger assist strap and clamp for a vehicle, such as, a bus, shuttle, or subway. The passenger assist strap comprises a strap with a tuck loop at a first end and a pin at a second end and the strap forms a top loop starting at the first end and a bottom loop ending at the second end wherein the middle portion of the strap between the top loop and bottom loop is sandwiched in between the first end and the second end and the tuck loop loops over the second end under the pin. The strap may be a double layer of strap and the tuck loop and pin may be positioned in folds of the strap. The clamp has a male clamp and a female clamp with attachment means to attach the male clamp to the female clamp. To attach the clamp to the passenger assist strap, the male clamp is positioned over the first end of the strap and the female clamp is positioned over the second end of the strap, and wherein the female clamp has female clamp sides each with a V-shaped groove comprised of an upper pin groove along which the end portions of the pin slide into and a lower tuck loop groove along which the tuck loop slides into.