The present invention relates to an adjustable safety and assistance harnessing device that is mountable to chairs or wheelchairs. Particularly, there is a harness loop (20) which may be attached to one handle (22) of a wheelchair. Additionally, the harness fits under one arm of a person, across the chest and under the other arm of the person. Moreover, the harness may fit under the other handle (34) and over one shoulder of the occupant where the harness is secured to a slideable clip (30). The clip sliding along the chest portion so as to loosen and tighten the harness system. Therefore, the person is free to bend and move more freely in a loosed harness position, and held more securely in a tightened position.
A patient restraint apparatus includes a restraint strap unit which includes a pair of restraint strap ends, a pair of intermediate restraint strap portions connected to the pair of restraint strap ends, a central restraint strap portion connected between the pair of restraint strap portions, and a pair of strap connectors connected to the pair of restraint strap ends. A pair of tie up strap units are connected to the pair of strap connectors. The pair of strap connectors includes a pair of first buckle members. Each of the tie up strap units includes a second buckle member for connection to a respective first buckle member. Each of the tie up strap units includes a tie strap for tying onto the bed frame. With another embodiment of the invention, the tie strap includes a pair of strap portions that pass through a strap reception channel in one of the second buckle members. The restraint strap ends and portions of the restraint strap portions are in the form of loops. The loops are attached to other portions of the restraint strap portions by sewn stitches.
An adjustment device, e.g., for use by children and small adults, retains the shoulder strap of a vehicle seat belt in a position comfortably away from the user's neck and face. The adjustment device comprises a body attachment device which is adjustably positioned about the user's body, especially a user's shoulder, and a releasable securement device which secures the seat belt shoulder strap to the body attachment device, drawing it away from the neck and face region of the user.
A safety harness comprises a strap portion for extending over a portion a the person's body to retain the person within the safety harness. The strap portion is fabricated from a flexible material having an elastic extension in the range of approximately 3 to approximately 15% under a tensile load of approximately 10 pounds. The material of the strap portion also preferably has ultimate tensile load of at least approximately 5,000 lbs. A safety harness to be worn by a person to protect the person at a height, at least a section of a shoulder strap of the safety harness comprises a single strap having elastic extension to enable free movement of a person in the safety harness, the elastic extension of the strap being limited to prevent separation of a person from the safety harness.
A safety harness comprises a strap portion for extending over a portion of a person's body to retain the person within the safety harness. The strap portion is fabricated from a flexible material having an elastic extension in the range of approximately 3 to approximately 15% under a tensile load of approximately 10 pounds. The material of the strap portion also has a ultimate tensile load of at least approximately 5,000 lbs.
An adaptive patient support and restraint system provides (i) selective delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to control movement of the patient's upper body and lower body, (ii) adjustable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient sizes, various chair, gerichair, wheelchair, and bed sizes and types, (iii) variable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient medical and safety needs, and (iv) distributive delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to distribute stresses associated with support and restraint over a broad area of a patient's body. The adaptive patient support and restraint system includes a belt system, a garment system, and seating cushion system. The belt system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the garment system, in combination with the seating cushion system, or in combination with the garment system and the seating cushion system, to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients. The seating cushion system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the belt system, or in combination with the belt system and the garment system to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients.
