Patent · US Expired

Wheelchair restraint affixment straps

US5391030A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
7References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1992
Grant dateFeb 21, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G3/0808
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A short wheelchair restraining strap formed from webbing is formed with a small loop at one end and a large loop at the other end. The small loop is passed around a portion of the wheelchair frame, and the large loop is then passed through the small loop. The short strap so attached then leaves the large loop end protruding from the wheelchair frame which provides an easy point of attachment for a tie-down strap. The tie-down strap is a length of webbing having two ends held to a fitting affixed to the floor of a vehicle. A length adjusting buckle is positioned in the length of webbing. The tie-down strap is looped through the large loop of the short wheelchair restraining strap.

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