A safety seat including a crash resistent barrier to protect a small child on the lap of an adult in the even of an airplane crash. A frame including a back and a pair of sidewalls receives the bucket seat that holds the child. The frame is formed from a continuous piece of aircraft tubing bent in such a way as to form an outer oval portion and a V-shaped inner portion that provides springy resilience to the frame. A two-part crash barrier is positionable over the front of the child so that the ...

A body restraint device which includes a pair of elongated fabric waistband wings joined end-to-end to form a waistband and carrying securement elements at the free end of each of the wings. A trapezoidally-shaped fabric crotch portion is joined to the waistband at its center so that the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion and the waistband wings collectively form a generally T-shaped fabric restraint panel. At the opposied corners of the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion adjacent the side of ...

A seat for a public transport vehicle has a handle for use by people who are standing rather than sitting in the vehicle. The handle is mounted in pivot bearings, but is normally restrained from pivoting by a shear pin. In a crash, a seated person may be jerked forward so that his head hits the handle. If this happens, the shear pin breaks so that the handle can pivot forward and does not present an obstacle which could damage the person's head.

A child car restraint comprising a one-piece device having a lower shell area adapted to cover the lap of a seated child and an upper shell area adapted to cover the torso of a seated child. The two areas are joined together in the hip area of a seated child. The device is constructed to have a seat lap belt pass over the device where the areas are joined to hold the device against a seated child. A brace extends between the areas to prevent them from moving any great distance toward each other ...

A safety seat including a crash resistent barrier to protect a small child on the lap of an adult in the event of an airplane crash. A frame including a back and a pair of sidewalls receives the bucket seat that holds the child. The frame is formed from a continuous piece of aircraft tubing bent in such a way as to form an outer oval portion and a V-shaped inner portion that provides springy resilience to the frame. A two-part crash barrier is positionable over the front of the child so that the...

A child car seat cover for covering a generally triangular front retaining plate of a child car seat having a generally rectangular locking member extending from a lower apex portion and a pair of shoulder straps extending from a top edge portion between spaced radiused corners includes a generally triangular cover formed from a washable padded fabric material. The cover has spaced front and back surfaces connected by side walls which converge from upper arcuate corners of the front surface to a...

A chest protector (20) for use with a vehicle restraint system having a shoulder strap and a lap belt includes an outer shell (22) having an upper retention bracket (28) opening downwardly for retaining a shoulder strap. At least one locking member (32) is positioned adjacent an opening of said retention bracket. The locking member (32) is selectively movable from a first position substantially closing the opening in the first retention bracket (28) to a second position opening the opening in th...

A child seat has side walls on left and right sides of a squab portion thereof, and recessed portions for a seat belt passage, respectively. In case of a relatively large-sized infant, a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult is placed to extend across the squab portion. The seat belt passes through the recessed portions so as to extend closely with the infant's body to protect the infant. In case of a relatively small-sized infant, an impact shield is attach...

A vehicle seat for an automobile has a shell with a transverse slot and at least one energy absorbing support located in the slot, in the front part of the seat. The support is horizontally deformable by the pelvis of the occupant when the latter is displaced forward as a result of a sharp deceleration of the vehicle. The portion of the shell behind the support is deformable downwardly at least partially by the pelvis of the occupant when he or she is displaced forward as a result of a sharp dec...

A side support assembly for the seat of an automotive vehicle includes a pair of horizontally swingable side support frames provided on the left and right sides of the seat backrest to support a seated individual from the right and left sides, a connecting rod for swinging the side support frames toward or away from each other, and a locking mechanism for locking the side support frames at a position to which they have been set. The locking mechanism is provided on the connecting rod so that the...