Abstract: A seat for supporting a child or infant for use in an automobile which is composed of pliable fabric arranged in a unitized or integral manner to define a seat, arm rests, back and front tray or bar. The fabric provides conduits or channels of continuous passages for holding air when pressurized so that the seat is readily inflatable to expand into a pre-formed arrangement for supporting the occupant. Tie-down straps are operably provided between the seat back and the front of the seat for reliably securing the occupant while back straps are provided for carrying the seat on the back of a parent. A separate inflatable compartment is carried on the seat back for use when the seat is intended to support the occupant in a reclining position. Slots in the fabric receive standard safety belts for retaining the seat and its occupant on the auto seat.

Abstract: An automobile steering column is disclosed herein having a fixed cylindrical housing enclosing a rotatable steering mechanism composed of a pair of telescoping sections joined in a slidable and shock absorbing splined connection. A steering wheel is carried on the end of one column section by a yieldable and resilient coupling member adapted to collapse under pressure when the column section to which it is attached has reached its limit of sliding travel. A limit stop is provided operable between the end of the housing and the hub of the steering wheel.

Abstract: A stanchion is disclosed herein for supporting a life line around the perimeter of an elevated area such as a building roof. The stanchion includes a base secured to a building support and includes a tubular receptacle carried on the base and supported thereon by an angular gusset. The tubular receptacle insertably receives one end of an elongated rod or tube which projects upwardly and terminates in a free end. Midway along the length of the upright tube and the support tube, a plurality of eyelets are provided through which the life line may be trained. Removable fastening means as well as indexing devices are employed for detachably securing the upright tube or rod to the support tube.