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Seatbelt device for wheelchair

US8672356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 22, 2010
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

An engagement fixture of a shoulder belt is connected to and supported by an engagement buckle disposed in a vehicle interior. When a platform is positioned in a getting in/out position in a vehicle exterior, the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be temporarily connected to a temporary fastening fixture provided to the platform. To the contrary, when the platform is positioned in a loading position in a vehicle interior, a connection condition of the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be changed from a temporary connection of the fastening fixture to a securely supportable connection of an engagement buckle in the vehicle interior. Thus, it is possible to simplify a belt attaching operation after a wheelchair is loaded in a vehicle while a columnar support member used in the conventional platform is abolished.

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