Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheelchair securement system and device
- Patent Title (中): 轮椅固定系统和装置
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Application No.: US14211934Application Date: 2014-03-14
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Publication No.: US09445957B2Publication Date: 2016-09-20
- Inventor: Jean-Marc Girardin , Joseph Esteireiro , Patrick Girardin
- Applicant: Valeda Company
- Applicant Address: US FL Fort Lauderdale
- Assignee: Valeda Company
- Current Assignee: Valeda Company
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Fort Lauderdale
- Agency: Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Agent Daniel A. Tallitsch
- Main IPC: B60P7/08
- IPC: B60P7/08 ; A61G3/08

Abstract:
The restraint and retractor assembly described and claimed herein are for securing a wheelchair to a support while the wheelchair is in transit. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one securement assembly having a configuration in which a portion of the wheelchair is secured in the vehicle. In this embodiment, the securement assembly includes a retractor secured to the vehicle and a restraint that has both of its ends secured to or near the retractor and a middle segment extends to and from a spool in the refractor, a middle segment is connected to the wheelchair by a connector and passes through an opening in the connector, providing a double length of flexible webbing to secure the wheelchair to the support surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140271020A1 Wheelchair Securement System and Device Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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