Patents by Inventor Barry J. Miles

Barry J. Miles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wheelchair and occupant restraints
    Patent number: 4966392
    Abstract: A harness for securing within a vehicle a wheelchair in which an occupant is secured by a lap-belt, the harness being attached not to the chair itself but to side buckles movable relative to the chair and/or occupant, the buckles being attached to the ends of the lap belt, to anchor straps tending to pull the buckles downwardly and rearwardly, and holding straps associated with the anchor straps and connected to forward parts of the buckles via parts of the chair frame so as to tension the buckles forwardly in response to decelerating forces applied direct to the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignees: Australian Mobile Tech Corporation Pty. Ltd., Freight Lok Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert J. Featon, James W. Fowler, Barry J. Miles