Abstract: The posture-enforcing seat is a chair. The posture-enforcing seat is a therapeutic structure. The posture-enforcing seat is adapted for use with a patient. The posture-enforcing seat forms a physical boundary that limits the lateral motion of the thighs of the patient. The posture-enforcing seat comprises a chair structure and a plurality of corrective structures. The plurality of corrective structures attach to the chair structure. The plurality of corrective structures forms the boundary structure that limits the lateral motion of the thighs of the patient.

Abstract: A passenger restraint system for roller coasters, designed to maintain a passenger in an essentially upright posture, the passenger restraint system including a fixed column and a seat column designed to support and hold the passenger, which seat column is coupled to the fixed column so as to be movable relative to the fixed column and to be adjustable to the size of the passenger during an embarkation phase. The seat column is coupled to the fixed column by an articulated linkage, and the passenger restraint system further includes a device for balancing the seat column, which balancing device includes a cylinder fixed, at a first articulated end, to the fixed column and, at a second articulated end, to the seat column.

Abstract: A ride vehicle for an amusement park includes a restraint system. The restraint system includes a first conformable component configured to be disposed over a first lower portion of a guest's body. The restraint system further includes a behind-the-knee component configured to be disposed behind a leg of the guest. The restraint system additionally includes a linkage mechanism configured to move the first conformable component, the behind-the-knee component, or a combination thereof, to secure the restraint system to the guest.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback including a left lateral panel and a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position, a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position, and a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel. The tether is connected to the airbags.

Abstract: A support device created for children having a disability limiting their ability to stand-alone for extended periods of time, for those who are a fall risk, and for those with any physical or intellectual disability. The device has a frame that gives stability to the whole member. A seat is positioned in the middle of the frame for a child to use as a place to rest when desired, where the seat can catch the child if the child stumbles or falls. The seat is configured to be positioned below the child's torso when the child is standing as a safety support. This allows the child to stand, such as to watch TV, or stand on a movable game hoard of a video game system. The frame has a member that can be selectively removed or retracted such that the child can walk into the frame. Ankle restraints are provided and configured to attach to the child and keep the child's feet inside of the device and below the child.

Abstract: A harness and restraint system for side facing seats, which is asymmetric and unique for each side of the vehicle. The absence of a leading shoulder strap minimizes neck and cervical injury in the event of impact from the front of the vehicle, such impact being the most likely direction of impact. The combination of internally mounted automatic locking restraint and fixed or automatic locking lap belt and asymmetric harness geometry captures the trailing shoulder reducing rotation and also provides restraint for the pelvis and torso during lateral impacts.

Abstract: A support chair for a patient in a body cast, such as a child or toddler wearing a spica cast, is disclosed. The support chair may hold the patient in a generally upright position and the seat may include a cut-out portion positionable over a commode. The chair may include stationary or adjustable leg support stirrups which support a portion of the body cast. The seat, back and/or legs of the support chair may be adjustable in order to change the height or inclination angle of the chair. Optional attachments include removable armrests, bed pan, splash guard and activity tray.

Abstract: A standing wheelchair device includes a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface. A harness assembly includes a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device, at least some adjacent braces of being connected by joints. A lifting unit mounted on the base, supports a hip joint of the harness assembly, and is configured to raise or lower the hip joint. When the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position, raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position. When the when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position, lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position.

Abstract: A new and useful protective cushion for a foot rest bracket of a wheelchair and to a new and useful method of providing the protective cushion to a foot rest bracket of a wheelchair. A substantially monolithic, nonmalleable, resilient body is provided that has a substantially closed C shape, a relatively soft, cushion like texture and a thickness that is slightly greater than a foot rest bracket of a wheelchair. The C shaped body is biased to a closed shape and can be easily manually operated to open the C shaped body and enable it to surround a foot rest bracket of a wheelchair. The contour of the protective cushion is designed to fit easily and comfortably about a wheelchair leg shaft, and the bracket blade and wheelchair post that typically form the foot rest bracket for supporting a wheelchair foot rest.

Abstract: A device includes a brace that may be used in conjunction with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to induce isometric contractions in one or more muscles of a subject's limb muscles by way of a series of stimulation cycles. The device may include a controller for stimulating the leg muscles, and for autonomously adjusting the stimulation based on a measured force exerted by the leg on the brace. The controller may adjust the stimulation based on the measured force from a previous cycle as compared with a goal force. Additionally, the adjustment may be based on the comparison of the measured force within that cycle to the goal force, analyzed on a continuous basis within that cycle.

Abstract: An apparatus including a first member, a second member and a cross member. The first member has an upper end, a lower end, and a non-slip surface along at least a portion of an inner surface of the first member. The second member has an upper end, a lower end, and a non-slip surface along at least a portion of an inner surface of the second member. The cross member extends from the first member to the second member and retains the first member and the second member at a fixed distance relative to one another.

Abstract: A child restraining system for a vehicle the system comprising: at least one web (60), suitable for attachment to a harness comprising a shoulder strap (14); wherein in use the one or more webs (60) covers an area substantially below the scapula and the same or a different web covers at least part of the side of the abdomen; thereby limiting the ability of a child to slide an arm or a shoulder out from under the strap (14).

Abstract: A leg restraint is provided for side-seated vehicle occupants, such as aircraft passengers, and includes a leg-restraining member mounted in proximity to a side-facing vehicle seat and is selectively moveable between a deployed, laterally-extending leg-protecting position and a retracted, non-leg interfering position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a delordosation device for users of a rehabilitation appliance, in particular for the verticalization of a sit/stand exercise machine or a wheel chair with a seating area and support aids for a user, the seating area supported in a swiveling manner swiveling for verticalization. To avoid hyperlordosis while patients with a restricted mobility are being straightened up in rehabilitation measures or a verticalization in a sit/stand exercise machine 1 or wheel chair, it is provided that the seating area is supported in a swiveling manner, and at least a portion of the seating area is mounted in a movable manner. Thus, a pelvis rotation can be initiated during verticalization, whereby hyperlordosis is avoided.

Abstract: A table and seat assembly for limiting movement of ankle shackles by a client occupying the seat. The assembly includes a table supported by a first pedestal and the seat supported by a second pedestal, where the first and second pedestals are connected. A drive rod included in a locking mechanism extends from a linear sleeve bearing in the second pedestal and moves from an unlocked position in which the drive rod is not inside a receiver socket to a locking position in which the drive rod is inside the receiver socket. An individual positioned behind the seated client operates a foot pedal to move the drive rod between the unlocked and locking positions. When in the locking position, the drive rod prevents a chain or other connecting means of the ankle shackles from moving upwards between the guide socket and the receiver socket.

Abstract: A back support for use in combination with a chair is provided. The back support may be used to remove body weight of a person from lower regions of the body, including the spine and pelvic region. The back support generally comprises first and second harness supports positionable at an upper region of a backrest of the chair, first and second harness supports being spaced apart and extending generally upwardly from the backrest when positioned at the chair, first and second harness supports each having an upper portion, and first and second harnesses suspendable from the respective upper portions of first and second harness supports, each of first and second harnesses being engageable with the body of the person or being engageable with additional harness structure that engages the body for transferring at least a portion of the weight of the person to the first and second harness supports.

Abstract: A prisoner seat security device includes a retractable strap which hooks or clasps onto a prisoner, preferably by a restraint device on the prisoner, such as hand-cuffs. As the prison seats in the seat, the strap retracts. The officer can then lock the retraction mechanism so that the strap will not extend and the prisoner is held in place. When it is desired for the prisoner to get out of the chair, the lock is released, allowing the prisoner to stand the strap to be disconnected.

Abstract: A restraining device for restricting mobility an individual is provided. The restraining device includes an elongated strap having first and second ends. An attaching member, having first and second portions, is secured to the elongated strap, where the first portion is attached to the first end and the second portion is slidably attached to the second end creating a retaining loop for tightly wrapping around an individual's legs. The second end of the elongated strap is extended out a car door leaving the second end hanging outside the car. A retaining strap, defining a series of loops, is attached to a side of the second end of the elongated strap between the second portion of the attaching member and a ring which is attached to the second end of the elongated strap. A fastening member is attached to the ring and is used to adjust the length of the second end hanging outside the car.

Abstract: An ejection seat arm flail injury prevention apparatus comprises a pair of rigid support arms on each side of the ejection seat that deploy outwardly to support a semi-rigid backstop substantially behind the ejection seat occupant. When the ejection seat is propelled out of the aircraft and is subjected to the windblast, the occupant's arms are allowed to flail in a rearward direction in the windblast until the occupant's arms impact the semi-rigid backstop. The backstop is semi-rigid in that it deforms sufficiently to enable the rearward motion of the occupant's arms to be arrested without impact injury, yet is sufficiently rigid to prevent the occupant's arms from rebounding off the backstop or striking the rigid support arms.

Abstract: A roller coaster amusement device adapted to provide for the passengers a ride wherein the passengers experience at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, the amusement device wherein an endless guide structure at least including multiple curves, one or more carriages displaceable along the guide structure, a passenger assembly associated with a carriage, said passenger assembly being adapted to accommodate at least one passenger such that said passenger experiences at least a portion of the ride in a racing position, a station along said guide structure allowing the passenger to board the passenger assembly.

Abstract: A seat for amusement apparatus including a support and means for immobilizing the user on the support. The immobilizing means comprise at least one support in front of the user and opposing means suitable for acting on the user's back. The opposing means comprises an arm which can move between a lowered position in which the user can sit down on the support and a raised position in which one end of the arm abuts against the user's back. The seat may optionally have a motorcycle shape and include handlebars and retractable leg extensions projecting from each side of the seat for maintaining a user's legs in a crouched motorcycle riding position.

Abstract: Provided is an arm support of a bicycle which is configured to reduce an intensive pressure acting from a seat due to the rider's weight inclined at the seat by spreading the inclined weight to other parts. The rider can get on or off the bicycle more easily by putting his/her arms on the arm support. In the bicycle including a frame, a seat disposed at the frame, a handle for controlling the direction of the bicycle, and wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, the arm support includes: a support shaft including a coupling part fixed to the frame: a support bar disposed at an upper side of the support shaft and connected to both sides of the support shaft; and armrests coupled to the support bar so that a rider puts his/her arms thereon The armrests extend horizontally from the vertical support bars and bent toward the seat or upward to form armrest channels.

Abstract: A fastening belt system designed for use in child automobile transport solutions, and in particular, in child car seats is provided. The fastening belt system is characterized by its use of at least one belt and five anchor points potentially equipped with openings and buckles, which create a harness system composed of the right breast strap and the left breast strap that crisscross at the child's chest, while the right hip strap and the left hip strap belt in the child's legs at the hips. The right breast strap runs from the upper right anchor point to the lower left point; the left breast strap links the upper left anchor point with the lower right point; the right hip strap links the lower middle anchor point with the lower right point; the left hip strap runs from the lower middle anchor point towards the lower left point.

Abstract: An apparatus and for restraining occupants of a vehicle is disclosed, the apparatus having a rigid member configured to restrain an upper or lower body portion of an individual located in the vehicle. The individual moves within a range of motion that is represented by an area of movement. The rigid member is capable of movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The upper body portion or the lower body portion is restrained by the rigid member only in the deployed position. A locking mechanism for locking the rigid member in the stowed position and the deployed position is provided. A release mechanism activates the locking mechanism. The release mechanism is located at a predetermined distance from the locking mechanism such that the release mechanism is located outside of the area of movement.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing injuries within an aisle entry using a leg arresting device (100). The leg arresting device (100) includes a leg engaging surface (502), an arm (204) coupled to the leg engaging surface (502), and an end member (506) coupled to the arm (504) and connected to an attachment point in front of the user. The end member (506) can be coupled to many locations, including a wall (202) or seat (102), in front of the user. In use, the user sets up the leg arresting device (100) by positioning the end member (506) against an attachment point in front of the user. The user adjusts at least one of the leg engaging surface (502), arm (504), and end member (506) of the leg arresting device (100) so that the leg engaging surface (502) is comfortably placed against the user's knee or leg. The leg arresting device (100) can also be used for resting a user's legs or thighs.

Abstract: A Criss-Cross harness system with a single strap mechanism that can be threaded through guides formed along a seat to allow restraint of an infant in a seat. The strap can be held behind the seat by a quick release mechanism that can also be disengaged by pressing a single button or squeezing two handles/paddles together. When a passenger attempts to pull on the strap to remove the area of the body held down, the entire strap mechanism gets re-tightened, thereby holding the securely in the seat. The Criss-Cross harness system can be used with a high chair, a stroller, a swing, a race car, airplane cockpit, amusement park ride, wheel chair.

Abstract: A restraining strap assembly for restraining a person in a wheelchair which is made up of two cooperating securement strap assemblies, namely a chair securement strap assembly that is secured to the wheelchair seat and a person securement strap assembly that can be removably interconnected with the chair securement strap assembly as is used to prevent inadvertent separation of the person's legs. The chair securement strap assembly includes a pair of elongated, spaced apart strap segments that circumscribe and are connected to the seat of the wheelchair. The person securement strap assembly which is releasably connected to the chair securement strap assembly can be easily positioned by the handicapped person about his or her legs in a manner to keep the legs together.

Abstract: An adjustable adduction stabilizer for use on a wheelchair to support a patient's leg against the leg rest panel of the wheelchair. The stabilizer device is made from a thermoplastic material such as Orthoplast in which holes are formed so that the patient's leg can breathe to prevent skin irritation or bacteria growth. The stabilizer device includes a front curved portion that can be reshaped using a hand held heat gun to fit various sizes of legs. The stabilizer device wraps around the front of the leg to prevent the leg from sliding off of the leg rest panel in both sideways direction. A Velcro strap is sued to secure the stabilizer device to the wheelchair for easy removal and installation.

Abstract: A prisoner seat security device includes a retractable strap which hooks or clasps onto a prisoner, preferably by a restraint device on the prisoner, such as hand-cuffs. As the prison seats in the seat, the strap retracts. The officer can then lock the retraction mechanism so that the strap will not extend and the prisoner is held in place. When it is desired for the prisoner to get out of the chair, the lock is released, allowing the prisoner to stand the strap to be disconnected.

Abstract: A prisoner seat security device includes a retractable strap which hooks or clasps onto a prisoner, preferably by a restraint device on the prisoner, such as hand-cuffs. As the prison seats in the seat, the strap retracts. The officer can then lock the retraction mechanism so that the strap will not extend and the prisoner is held in place. When it is desired for the prisoner to get out of the chair, the lock is released, allowing the prisoner to stand the strap to be disconnected.

Abstract: Child restraint for a vehicle with a rectangular flexible sheet, a pair of attachment rings, a mating device, a seatbelt mating device, and a rigidifying strip. The attachment rings are attached to one edge of the flexible sheet so that the rings align with the back seat center and either right or left female seatbelt buckles found in most passenger cars. The seatbelt mating device capable of structurally uniting the right and left shoulder harnesses in the middle of the backrest in cars without center shoulder harnesses.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing injuries within an aisle entry using a leg arresting device. The leg arresting device includes a leg engaging surface, an arm coupled to the leg engaging surface, and an end member coupled to the arm and connected to an attachment point in front of the user. The end member can be coupled to many locations, including a wall or seat, in front of the user. To prevent injuries, the user simply sets up the leg arresting device by positioning the end member against an attachment point in front of the user. In turn, the user adjusts at least one of the leg engaging surface, arm, and end member of the leg arresting device so that the leg engaging surface is comfortably placed against the user's knee or leg. The leg arresting device can also be used for resting a user's legs or thighs.

Abstract: An aromatherapy chair for providing natural relaxation, rejuvenation and healing for the individual's mind, body, and soul by heating herbal ingredients placed in proximity to various parts, areas, regions, and limbs of the individual's body includes an eye and sinus coverings, a pair of neck and shoulder wraps, a pair of elbow and hand therapy gloves, a back therapy pad, a pair of knee, leg, and foot boots, and a pair of thigh wraps into which the herbal ingredients are disposed and through which wiring extends for heating the herbal ingredients for relaxing and healing the areas and limbs that are covered by and inserted and enclosed within the various coverings, pads and wraps with regular house current and batteries providing energy to a thermal heating element that regulates and conducts heat to and through the wiring and the type of herbal ingredients being specific to each particular area, region, appendage or limb to be relaxed and healed.

Abstract: A sitting device to support a thigh of a person such as a driver of a motor vehicle or any other person desiring or requiring leg support is described. The sitting device in one embodiment comprises a base section having an inside edge and an outside edge and a top surface between said edges and a support section projecting from the top surface of the base section at the outside edge whereby the support section and the base section form an acute angle. The support section has a base and a top edge with the base joined to the top surface of the base section adjacent to its outside edge. The sitting device is preferably formed of a thermoplastic elastomer. The sitting device can have one or more cavities in the support section.

Abstract: The body support chair for the physically challenged and disabled comprises a frame supporting an articulated structure comprising a back, a seat, a foot rest (33) supported by two uprights and means for holding the legs, at least in part immovable. The holding means comprise: two cross-members, each fitted on an upright (27) of the foot rest for extending into a working position (T) towards the front of the chair and provided in the front part with fastening means (80) arranged in the working position (T) at a corresponding distance from the upright (27); and an immovable front support element for the user's two legs, fitted on the fixation means (80) of the cross-members, in such a fashion as to extend between the cross-members.

Abstract: A sitting device to support a thigh of a person, such as a driver of a motor vehicle or any other person desiring or requiring leg support, is described. The sitting device in one embodiment comprises a base section having an inside edge and an outside edge and a top surface between said edges, and a support section projecting from the top surface of the base section at the outside edge, whereby the support section and the base section form an obtuse angle. The support section has a base and a top edge, with the base joined to the top surface of the base section adjacent to its outside edge. The sitting device is preferably formed of a thermoplastic elastomer. The sitting device can have one or more cavities in the support section.

Abstract: A pad for supporting a thigh of a person sitting on a seat in a position that alleviates pressure applied to the lower surface of the thigh and thus for improving blood circulation through the leg without numbness or similar phenomena associated with long-time sitting. The pad is made in the form of a soft deformable body filled, e.g., with a silicone gel. The pad has a flat rectangular bottom surface and curvilinear lateral sides. In the plane perpendicular to the bottom, the pad has a triangular cross-section with heights of the triangles gradually reduced from one end face of the pad to the opposite end face of the pad so that the ridge that connects the apexes of the triangular cross-sections from one end face to the other is inclined with respect to the flat bottom.

Abstract: The device, intended in particular for a seat on an installation for amusement parks, has two flaps (10, 10?) mounted for articulation at the end of the support (6) of the base (7) of the seat.

Abstract: A child restraint device for use with a vehicle seat having a back portion with a forward side and rear side, the back portion further having at least one device selected from the group consisting of head padding, adjustable shoulder belts, adjustable lap belts, and a provision for mounting the back portion to a vehicle seat. The child restraint device also has a bottom portion with a top side and bottom side. The bottom portion is foldably coupled to the back portion and has at least one device selected from the group consisting of buckle harness assembly, leg strap, and a provision for mounting the bottom portion to a vehicle seat.

Abstract: A rehabilitation training and exercise chair where the user can sit comfortably for long periods of time is provided. The chair is comprised of a base having wheels and is coupled to a shaft on one end. The shaft is coupled to a seat on its top end. The seat has an adjustable inclination so the correct ergonomics may be realized for the pelvis and lower spine. A front support bar with an adjustable length is connected to the seat and can be pivoted back or forward. The front support bar has a cushioned front support which rests against a user's abdomen. Furthermore, abductor and adductor extensions are attached to the seat, and foot extensions attached to the base for isometric exercises.

Abstract: An arm holding device. The device includes a waist band, a groin strap fitted with an attachment/release buckle, and arms bands which are slidably attached to the waist band. The attachment/release buckle on the groin strap makes placing and removing the device on the patient a simple process. The slidably attached arm bands give the patient limited movement of their arms, while effectively holding the arms of the patient to prevent the patient from aggravating an injury. The device is made of flexible materials to provide as much comfort as possible for the patient, while still being effective.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for rapidly restraining a person for an extended period of time at a seat are disclosed. The inventive apparatus includes a pair of wrist cuff modules, each supplied with a releasable connector, configured to either attach to existing hardware on one or more seats, or to a first interconnect for releasably connecting the wrist cuff modules to one another behind the seat in which the restrained person is positioned. A set of two ankle cuff modules with a second interconnect and an elongated connection member secured to the second interconnect is provided for securing the person's legs by applying the ankle cuff modules to the ankles and then connecting the connection member to a seat. The second interconnect may be provided with an optional quick release mechanism that enables instant disconnection of the second interconnect from the ankle cuff modules to immediately free the person's legs in case of an emergency.

Abstract: A safety device in connection with a child seat in a shopper trolley. The safety device prevents a child, placed on the seat (22) from being able to pull its legs out of the openings formed through the end wall (10) of the shopper trolley. The child seat (22) is pivotally suspended from the end wall (10), which can preferably be swung inwards/upwards in the shopper trolley about a horizontal axis, when shopper trolleys are being stacked horizontally. The child seat (22) is placed adjacent to the through opening (14′, 14″) for the child's legs. At their bottoms and sides the openings are defined by elements (10′, 10″, 16′, 16″, 20) included in the end wall (10).

Abstract: A chair which has a seat portion and a backrest portion which are mounted on a wheeled/castered base support, there being means for adjusting the height and the inclination of the seat parts/backrest portion as a unit the chair being provided with two or more of the following features: a) armrests which are adjustable in height and in relation to the seat/backrest unit; b) an adjustable lumbar support; c) a pair of laterally adjustable pelvic constraints; d) a pair of laterally adjustable thigh abductors; e) an adjustable headrest; f) a pair of vertically and laterally adjustable footrests; g) a pair of laterally adjustable head constraints to constrain an occupants head in a lateral direction; h) a detachable tray.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to enable a handicapped person to sit without restraints on the torso and arms. The apparatus includes a horizontal support wall with a pair of foot restraints adjustably mounted thereon. A leg restraint assembly is adjustably mounted to the horizontal support wall at a location between the foot restraints. The leg restraint assembly extends upwardly from the horizontal support wall and includes a pair of leg restraints dimensioned and disposed to releasably restrain lower portions of the leg. The horizontal support wall is configured to accommodate a seat, such as an inflatable ball.

Abstract: Aid for handicapped persons. The locking system is characterised in that: The additional elements are constituted by half nuts (70, 71) shaped in such as way as to provide in their cooperation position a tenon (92) and mortice type assembly inside an approximately horizontal plane, One of the two half nuts delimits in the tenon (92) an open housing with an axis perpendicular to the assembly plane and into which projects a guiding chute opening towards the front, And the other half nut bears an elastic return thrustor (78) traversing the mortice along a direction perpendicular to the assembly plane and forming a body (79) able to be engaged in the housing and a neck (82) to fully traverse the corridor. Application for stand-up wheelchairs.

Abstract: A legrest-carrying chair is formed of a chair body 1A provided with a seat 2 on which a user sits, and a legrest 5 provided on a front side of the chair body 1A, the legrest 5 having front and rear surfaces, a leg holding unit 20 provided on the front surface and adapted to hold the user's legs, and a substantially flat leg resting portion 25 provided on the rear surface and capable of placing the user's legs thereon, the leg holding unit 20 having massaging members 23 adapted to massage the user's legs held in the leg holding unit 20, the legrest being mounted to the chair body 1A so that a front and a rear surfaces thereof can be reversed.

Abstract: The device, intended in particular for a seat on an installation for amusement parks, has two flaps (10, 10′) mounted for articulation at the end of the support (6) of the base (7) of the seat.

Abstract: A seating system, for example a paediatric seating system for wheelchairs, provides appropriate support for a person using the chair by providing adjustable components to support specific anatomical areas of the back, pelvis and upper leg and, more specifically, three components that stabilize the pelvis of that person. These components comprise an elevation change in the seat, a pad at the back that provides resistance to the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) and a pair of anterior pelvic pads that stabilize below the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS).

Abstract: Aid for handicapped persons.