A wheelchair restraint 300 for a passenger service vehicle wherein at least a portion of the restraint comprises a substantially rigid restraining member 332, at least a portion of the restraint is reconfigurable between a first storage or access position to allow a wheelchair 350 to access the wheelchair restraint (figure 7) and a second operational or restraining position (figure 8) to laterally secure a wheelchair within the wheelchair restraint. The restraining arm 332 may be pivotably mounted and may be able to pivot about a first axis 354 inwards towards a passageway or aisle during a first stage of reconfiguration and a second axis 340 downwards during a second stage of reconfiguration.
Reconfigurable passenger restraint
2015-06-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A61G TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS , Transport, persönliche Beförderungsmittel, oder Lagerung besonders ausgebildet für Kranke oder Behinderte / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |