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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
Jeffry L Williams, Zionsville, IN (US);
Keith H Freeman, Cicero, IN (US);
Giuliano Cacucci, Carmel, IN (US);
Indiana Mills and Manufacturing, Inc., Westfield, IN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle bunk and occupant restraint system. A bunk frame is pivotally or fixedly mounted to the back wall of the sleeping compartment of a trailer-cab. A fabric net has a proximal end fixedly mounted to the back wall and a distal end having buckles mounted thereto and positioned at the distal end of the bunk frame. A web support has a proximal end fixedly mounted to the back wall. The distal end of the web support includes a plurality of tongues positioned at the distal end of the bunk frame lockingly engagable with the buckles limiting occupant movement and application of occupant inertial force to the bunk frame during an emergency stop.