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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Valeda Company, Oakland Park, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Girardin, Golden Beach, FL (US);
Joe Esteireiro, Weston, FL (US);
Assignee:
Valeda Company, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B60P 3/079 (2006.01); B60R 22/20 (2006.01); B60R 22/22 (2006.01); B60R 22/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/0808 (2013.01); B60P 3/079 (2013.01); B60R 22/20 (2013.01); B60R 22/22 (2013.01); B60R 22/24 (2013.01); A61G 2203/723 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein includes a mobility aid restraint, a bumper, and a tensioning mechanism, wherein the tensioning mechanism is adapted to pre-tension the mobility aid restraint whereby the wheelchair restraint exerts a force on the mobility aid in a direction at least partly toward the bumper.