Abstract: A flexible harness member has spaced first and second straps arranged for securement about an animal. The first and second straps have a central connecting web, and the central connecting web includes a central web strap. To the central web strap is mounted a third "D" ring member, that in turn is secured to a tether strap via a hook member, with the tether strap having a first "D" ring and a second "D" ring. The second "D" ring is secured to the hook member, and a first flexible web member is arranged for securement about a vehicle cushion member, with the first "D" ring slidably receiving the first flexible web therethrough.

Abstract: A chair restraint for supporting a patient in a sitting position from a chair or the like includes an upper torso support member having an orthotic support panel readily removable therefrom. The orthotic support panel is made from a plastic which is readily deformable by a heat gun or the like such that it may be custom fit to surround the patient both from his back and sides to provide lateral support to the patient. The upper torso restraint member includes a pair of straps extending forwardly to wrap around the front of the patient to thereby secure the patient within the upper torso restraint member. A seat cushion member includes a flat panel stiffener to provide a firm base for the patient and an interior cushioning member which is inclined generally rearwardly to thereby cradle the patient within the restraint. A center divider member of cushioning material provides two separately defined areas for receiving the patient's legs.

Abstract: A gait assistance harness apparatus for help by a therapist of a patient user in walking and preventing accidental falls is described. The apparatus comprises a gait belt to encircle the waist of a patient, a belt handle means on the rear section of the gait belt, and a shoulder harness means securely attached to the gait belt. Shoulder handle means located on and aligned with each shoulder harness strap, and, in use, positioned on the upper shoulder back section of the shoulder harness means, provide an apparatus by which a therapist can catch a patient in danger of falling, and can assist the patient user in walking therapy. Upper extremities support rings positioned on the front face of each shoulder harness strap and a waist support ring positioned on each side of the gait belt permit the insertion of restraining straps to secure a patient user in an upright seated position in a wheelchair or other article of furniture.

Abstract: A portable, waist belt restraint for restraining a child in a shopping cart having increased utility due to its anchoring apparatus. An adjustable coupling torso/waist belt and a snap hook anchoring apparatus that are integral. The nature of portability created by the snap hook anchoring apparatus, allows the subject child to placed in and anchored to a shopping cart, and unanchored and removed without detaching the waist belt from the child.

Abstract: A container which is placed over a back of a seat or chair and holds articles within the container against the back of the seat or chair. The device has a sleeve which is placed over and surrounds a back of a seat or chair, with the sleeve held in place by elastic bands present at the top and bottom of the sleeve.

Abstract: A support and restraint device for a small child for use on a shopping cart, umbrella stroller or a conventional chair. The device comprises a body member including a seat portion and a back portion, the two portions being hinged together. The back portion has a wide belt with two parts which wrap around the child and the back portion is secured to a chair back or other vertical support, e.g. with belts which may be attached to the back portion. The belt is padded with high density foam material which is sufficiently stiff to help support a small child in an upright position. The back and seat portions are also padded, preferably also with high density foam material. The padding material is retained in pockets and can be removed so that the device can be laundered.

Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint for pregnant women is provided which includes first and second restraint members that, in the operative mode, are spaced from the gravid uterus region of the woman thereby avoiding trauma in the latter region if the vehicle should suddenly stop. The first restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass the upper torso region of the woman. The second restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass in the groin area thigh regions of the woman.

Abstract: An elongated device which may be strapped centrally of the rear seat of an automobile against relative movement by means of the usual seat belts that are attached to the rear seat, and to the central area of which device two small children may be strapped by means of a pair of seat belts attached to the device.

Abstract: A seat belt assembly includes a tongue, a buckle, a frame mountable to a vehicle seat, linking articles for linking the tongue and buckle to the frame, a retractor assembly operable to pay out and retract linking articles connected with said tongue, the tongue thereby extendable from a retracted position to an extended position lockingly engaged with said buckle. The tongue, buckle, linking articles and retractor assembly are all mounted in operable combination to the frame, the resulting frame means combination being mountable as a unit to a vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly also includes tongue and buckle sleeve assemblies which are mountable to the frame and which cover the linking articles in the retracted position, and which support the tongue and the buckle in a desired user access position.

Abstract: A compact and uncomplicated apparatus for safely restraining a child in an adult seat which is used during transportation, such as an automobile seat. The apparatus comprises a planar seat member designed to sit directly on top of the seat portion of an adult seat, a pair of safety straps attached to one end of the planar seat member which are pushed through the space between the seat and back portions of an adult seat and further pulled up and over the back portion of the adult seat, and a buckle or other means for connecting the pair of safety straps to the top surface of the planar seat member. When a child is placed in the apparatus, the straps cross the child's upper torso and connect to the planar seat member between the child's legs.

Abstract: A security harness has front and rear panels joined by a crotch panel with elongated straps extending from outer corners of the front and rear panels for securing to anchoring points located behind and above at least the waist of a patient wearing the harness, and in either a seated or prone position. A waist strap is fixed to the front panel straps and extends laterally of those straps for securing to other anchoring means to either side of the patient.

Abstract: A web adjuster and lock assembly for a child restraint seat has a buckle lock assembly which is operably coupled to a web adjuster. The child restraint seat includes a harness which includes a buckle tongue on one end which engages with a buckle lock of the buckle lock assembly, and includes adjacent its other end a tightening web which is received through the web adjuster. The buckle lock of the buckle lock assembly is movable between a rest position, a locked position, and a release position. The web adjuster includes a friction surface which engages the tightening web when the web adjuster is in its web engageable position but is movable to a free position wherein the friction surface is disengaged from the tightening web allowing the web to move in both directions with respect to the web adjuster assembly.

Abstract: A cover for the seat of a shopping cart comprising a sheet of double quilted material having a first rectangular panel located at the rear end of the sheet, the bottom surface of the sheet being provided with at least one fastener strip adjacent to the rear edge of the first rectangular panel, the bottom surface of the sheet also being provided with at least one additional fastener strip spaced from the first mentioned fastener strip such that the first rectangular panel can be folded along a line which is located between the first fastener strip and the second fastener strip around the handle of the shopping cart so that the first and second fastener strips can engage one another to hold the first rectangular panel around the handle of the cart, the forward end of the sheet having a second rectangular panel, the sheet having a central panel extending between the first and second rectangular panels, the forward end being provided with an elastic strip, the second rectangular panel being folded downwardly and

Abstract: A forward facing child safety seat has a seat body, and a base portion adapted to rest on a motor vehicle seat and to be secured in position on the vehicle seat by means of an adult lap belt which passes between the seated occupant of the child seat and the adult seat-back. The base portion has a rear projection adapted to extend towards the vehicle seat-back above the level of the vehicle seat and two side projections extending upwardly and rearwardly from the sides of the base portion so as to define respective slots with the side edges of the rearwardly projecting portion, each side projection having an upper surface above the level of the rear projection.

Abstract: A harness for securing an object to a support comprises a flexible longitudinal strap member having first and second opposite end portions and an intermediate portion between the end portions. First and second strap portions having respective inner portions and respective outer end portions, are connected to the intermediate portion such that the first and second strap portions extend transversely to the longitudinal member. Connectors are provided for connecting respective outer end portions of the first and second strap portions to the first end portion of the longitudinal member to form a cradle. Third and fourth strap portions having respective inner portions and respective outer end portions are also connected to the intermediate portion such that the third and fourth strap portions extend transversely to the longitudinal member. Connectors are provided for connecting together respective outer end portions of the third and fourth strap portions to secure same about an object.

Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint for pregnant women is provided which includes first and second restraint members which are operatively connected to one another by a common element. The common element is removably mounted on a seat of the vehicle. The first restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass the upper torso region of the woman. The second restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass in the groin area thigh regions of the woman. When in the operative mode, the first and second restraint members are spaced from the gravid uterus region of the woman thereby avoiding trauma in the latter region if the vehicle should suddenly stop.

Abstract: A system for preventing a child from voluntarily or accidentally leaving the chair in which he or she is seated. The system provides a partial enclosure of the child's upper legs and lower torso, the enclosure being contoured to the general shape of these parts of a seated child. Also provided are a tenon sliding in a mortise and a pawl which engages ratchet teeth to permit adjusting the system for the size of the child and for locking the components of the system together during use.

Abstract: Problems encountered in adapting child restraint devices of the kind used to retain a child in the seat of a shopping cart, "stroller", dining chair, or like device, for use in different circumstances and with children of different sizes, are overcome by a restraining device which comprises a pair of straps, each having a releasable fastener at each end portion. The cooperating parts of the fastener are spaced apart lengthways so that when they are fastened the end portion will form a loop. In use, the straps are placed over a child's shoulders and crossed over each other both front and rear. The ends of the straps are attached to a belt secured around the child by looping the end portions around the belt and fastening the releasable fasteners. The restraining device conveniently restrains the child in the seat, the shoulder straps preventing it from wriggling upwards out of the waist belt. Because the straps are releasably attached to the belt, they can be used independently.

Abstract: A pet safety restraint is disclosed for the restraining of a pet in a vehicle equipped with a seat belt. The pet safety restraint includes a harness portion for securement around the body of a pet, the harness portion having a pair of lateral straps for respectively extending along the sides of the pet's body, and an attachment frame for connecting the lateral straps with the vehicle seat belt at spaced apart locations along the seat belt. The attachment frame has at least one seat belt receiving opening and the lateral straps of the harness portion are respectively affixable to the attachment frame at attachment points which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt. The lateral straps each include a buckle for selective separation of the harness portion from the attachment frame.

Abstract: A vehicle seat liner is used to allow manual extrication of an injured driver from the vehicle seat. The liner is formed of two rigid board elements disposed against those portions of said vehicle seat normally contacted by the back and buttocks of the operator when seated. The board elements are pivotally joined to each other adjacent the juncture of the aforesaid portions of the vehicle seat. This permits the driver to sit on the liner when in the seated position in the vehicle seat and to lie upon the liner when the board elements are pivoted relative to each other to form a substantially planar configuration. The liner also has handles, hand grips, straps, or the like, that can be grasped by rescue personnel reaching into the interior of the vehicle to extricate the driver. This permits rescuers to lift the liner and the driver from the vehicle seat and out of the vehicle while stabilizing of the head and spinal cord of the driver.

Abstract: A portable, customizable support apparatus for a patient's torso is provided for maintaining the patient in a substantially upright sitting position. The apparatus includes a left side member, a right side member and a back member and assemblies for securing the apparatus to the patient and to a seating unit. The support apparatus also includes a device for interconnecting the left and right side members at the front of the torso such that the left and right side members and back member substantially surround the patient's torso. The assembled apparatus can be used with most conventional chairs and seats, including geriatric chairs and wheelchairs.

Abstract: A chair restraint for supporting a patient in a sitting position from a chair or the like includes an upper torso support member having an orthotic support panel readily removable therefrom. The orthotic support panel is made from a plastic which is readily deformable by a heat gun or the like such that it may be custom fit to surround the patient both from his back and sides to provide lateral support to the patient. The upper torso restraint member includes a pair of straps extending forwardly to wrap around the front of the patient to thereby secure the patient within the upper torso restraint member. A seat cushion member includes a flat panel stiffener to provide a firm base for the patient and an interior cushioning member which is inclined generally rearwardly to thereby cradle the patient within the restraint. A center divider member of cushioning material provides two separately defined areas for receiving the patient's legs.

Abstract: A guide is provided for a vehicle shoulder belt so the latter, when in an operative mode, will safely engage the person while sitting in a vehicle seat. The guide includes a first attaching member which removably encompasses a first portion of the back section of the vehicle seat, and a second attaching member which is angularly disposed relative to and intersects the first attaching member. The second attaching member removably encompasses a second portion of the seat back section. Carried by the first attaching member and disposed to the side of the seat back section, which is proximate the shoulder belt, is a guide piece. The guide piece is in sliding engagement with a portion of the shoulder belt. The second attaching member has a portion thereof affixed to an intersecting portion of the first attaching member.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a child or the like in a predetermined attitude comprising a base member adapted to be secured in substantially fixed position on a supporting object and having a surface deployed for engagement by the child in a substantially rested position thereon; and means borne by said base member positionable for engagement with a portion of the child in supporting relation in said predetermined attitude when the child is in said rested position.

Abstract: A harness adjustment and fastening mechanism for a child's car seat and method for securing a child's car seat harness. A harness made of a single belt threaded through a buckle detachably fixed to a point on the front, seat portion, of a plastic unitary seat structure. The belt is free to travel through the buckle. The two free ends of the belt pass over the child's shoulders and are threaded through the unitary seat structure to a rear portion of said structure. The belt ends each contain several loops through which a wire rod can be passed. Size of the harness can be altered by varying the loops through which the rod is threaded. The ends of the threaded rod are fitted into grooves located on the back of the unitary seat structure. A snap tab molded into the housing prevents motion of the rod out of the grooves thereby securely fastening the harness.

Abstract: A restraining harness to hold a child in a highchair is disclosed consisting of an elongated panel having strategically placed VELCRO hook and loop type fasteners thereupon such that the panel will encompass completely a range of highchair backs ranging in heights from 17 inches to 8 inches, the panel always arranged and attaching to itself such as to firmly engage the highchair back and present the same end emerging at the top of the highchair back. Further, only the loop-type VELCRO hook and loop type fasteners are presented to the backside of a child. A plurality of straps operably attached to the panel pass parallel over the child's shoulders to a holding strap, and then converge to a single strap passing through the child's legs and under-the-seat to rejoin the panel. A chest encircling strap is operably attached to the panel and the shoulder straps.

Abstract: This invention relates to the protection of children riding in motor vehicles against injury otherwise possibly occurring. More particularly, this invention relates to a child restraint which both exercises the necessary restraint against uncontrolled movement of the child within the vehicle and permits freedom of movement among standing, sitting and lying postures for the child. The device functions by providing a vest for engaging the torso of a young person, a backrest for engaging the upright seat back of a seat in a vehicle, and coupling the vest and backboard through a pair of rodlike members defining generally vertical, parallel and spaced apart restraints.

Abstract: A seat comprising a first eyelet secured to the top of the seatback, on one side of the same, and inside which a first belt slides; a winding device for the first belt, secured to the rear surface of the seat; a carriage traveling substantially longitudinally and to which is secured one end of the first belt; a second eyelet secured to the seat portion of the seat and inside which a second belt slides; a second winding device secured underneath the seat for winding the second belt; and means for retaining one end of the second belt, which means are secured to the seat for enabling the connection of connecting means to which the end of the second belt is secured.

Abstract: An apparatus for restraining a portion of the body of an occupant of a wheeled transport vehicle having a seat. The apparatus includes a cloth restraint member and a device for fastening the cloth restraint member around the occupant's body portion. Preferably, the fastening device is centrally located on the front of the cloth restraint member for easy entry and exit of the occupant's body from the cloth restraint member and the wheeled transport vehicle. The apparatus further includes a flexible belt which is interconnected with the seat of the wheeled transport vehicle at each of the belt's ends and which is also interconnected with the cloth restraint member between the belt's ends.

Abstract: A seat for use in conjunction with a wagon or other similar article to restrain a small child riding in the wagon. The seat is configured to fully support the child and includes a curved back support having an upper extension in the form of a ring portion. A forward post depends from a center part of the ring portion and is to be received between a child's legs. The ring portion is provided with transversely aligned slots through which a restraining strap passes. The strap wraps around and under the wagon body to mount the seat to the body. Lower parts of the seat are provided with anti-skid pads for engaging the bottom of the wagon. The wagon bottom forms a seating surface for the child.

Abstract: A body restraint device for restraining the body of a person from sliding from an upright sitting position to a slumping position or a position out of the chair or seat upon which it is desired to retain the body of the person. The body restraint device is of generally T-shaped configuration and includes a crotch portion which is joined to the center of an elongated waistband portion. The waistband portion includes a pair of opposed waistband wings which carry interlocking loop and hook portions of an interlocking fastening material. The part of the crotch portion which is most distally located with respect to the waistband carries a plurality of slots which are adapted to receive therethrough the waistband wings to permit the restraint device to be wrapped around the abdomen and hips of the person whose body is to be restrained.

Abstract: An infant/child chair restraint including a chair panel of flexible fabric material having hook-and-loop fastening strips at the ends of the panel for adjustably mounting the panel on the back of a chair, a child panel of flexible fabric material having a strip of stiffening material therein and having hook-and-loop fastening strips at the end for adjustably mounting the panel on the body of a child, the chair panel and child panel being connected at their midpoints, and a crotch panel having one end connected to the midpoint of the chair and child panels and having an adjustable loop at the other end for connecting the crotch panel to the child panel.

Abstract: A body restraint device which includes a pair of elongated fabric waistband wings joined end-to-end to form a waistband and carrying securement elements at the free end of each of the wings. A trapezoidally-shaped fabric crotch portion is joined to the waistband at its center so that the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion and the waistband wings collectively form a generally T-shaped fabric restraint panel. At the opposied corners of the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion adjacent the side of the crotch portion which is spaced from, and extends parallel to, the longitudinal axis of the elongated wing portions, the crotch portion carries a pair of securing elements.

Abstract: A fabric support and restraint garment designed to safely and comfortably retain a person to a portable commode chair while providing proper body alignment. The device is constructed of a front torso panel with V-neck opening in the top and has a shoulder flap extension of the panel to the back. The torso panel is attached on the lower edge to a pelvic panel which covers only the front of the pelvic area. The pelvic panel contains two leg openings, located on the lower edge, which are created by the partial attachment of two rib knit leg bands. These bands are attached to the pelvic panel only on the top half, leaving the other half free to pass behind the thigh. Inadvertent removal of the garment by the wearer is prevented by four straps attached to the lower sides of the garment which are wound around the frame of the chair and tied behind the person on the shoulder flap extension.

Abstract: An invalid walker has a frame in the form of a seat and seat back with arms and telescopic legs depending from the arms. An air compressor is provided on the seat back for extending and retracting the legs under occupant control so as to raise and lower the walker as between occupant-seated and occupant-standing positions. A removable front section is provided for the walker to enclose the occupant and form a safety constraint. A reinforcing ring with auxiliary stabilizing wheels is provided around the bottom of the legs. An occupant may use the device in a seated or standing position to assist in walking with the occupant's feet in ground engagement.

Abstract: An assembly for releasably restraining a person in a seat of a transport vehicle, includes a vertically oriented channel in the seat, having a substantially semi-circular cross-sectional configuration and an open portion along a substantial length thereof; and a device releasably securable on the person and engageable within the channel for releasably restraining the person in the seat, the device including a jacket-like garment to be worn by the person, the garment including buttons or zippers for releasably securing the garment on the person; a vertically oriented rear strap secured to a central back portion of the garment; a plurality of mushroom-shaped protrusions secured to the rear strap and extendable through the open portion of the channel for slidably engaging within the channel to releasably secure the garment to the seat, each protrusion having a substantially hemispherical head and a stem, each head slidably engaging within the channel and each stem extending through the open portion of the channe

Abstract: The travel chair has a form-fitted shell which is attached to a metal frame, capable of transporting handicapped and elderly persons from their residence; through public transportation terminals; aboard public transportation vehicles, such as aircraft and busses; hence to their destination without the individual leaving the apparatus. Folding rear legs allows the apparatus to be placed in a conventional seat without the individual leaving the shell. In limited spaces, the shell can be removed from the frame and placed in a conventional seat without the individual leaving the shell. In either configuration, the person, while remaining in the shell, can use conventional restraint devices, such as aircraft and automotive seat belts. In addition, inherent safety devices are incorporated in the apparatus for personal security. For storing or separate transportation, both the front and rear legs of the apparatus can be folded; thereby reducing the required space by approximately one-half.

Abstract: This invention relates to a safety or restraining harness and more particularly to a sack type garment designed to restrain a child in a high chair, stroller or jumper chair.The garment consists of a single elongated strip of flexible material with elastic pieces joining the front and back on each side forming a pouch with partially open sides to slip over the back of a chair. The front of pouch extends downwardly and is brought up between the child's legs forming a crotch, then extends upwardly forming the bib section of the sack where two releasably attached straps pass over the child's shoulders to their anchoring points in the front of the pouch. A crotch strap then extends forwardly between the child's legs, loops around the chair seat, and upwardly to a quick release device at the lower extremity of the back pouch section securing the pouch to the chair.

Abstract: A restraining device for a child's high chair includes a pair of straps, each having buckle means at one end for encircling the child's thigh, and hook and loop means at the opposite end for releasably encircling an upright tubular frame member on the back of the high chair.

Abstract: One version of the safety strap is permanently connected to the wire frame adjacent the child seat in a shopping cart. The other version weaves the belt through the wire. Both belts restrain a child from standing and then falling out of the cart. The free end of either strap has a D ring sewn into the end. This prevents disassembly with consequent change of improper reassembly.

Abstract: A seat back envelope of heavy duty fabric overlies a seat back in a snug manner and has webbing segments thereon which extend below the seat back for anchoring to a seat frame or vehicle floor. Additional webbing on the envelope is equipped with various closures enabling the webbing to transfer passenger exerted loads to the seat structure. A garment is provided which includes fittings attachable to envelope attached fittings. A restraint vest is also disclosed in combination with a seat back envelope.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inflatable infant's seat which can be mounted on an automobile seat and secured with an existing standard seat-belt-buckle arrangement. The infant's seat comprises a unitary structure which includes a seat portion, an upright back portion, a canopy portion, and side walls, all being inflatable by way of an air inflator valve. The seat further includes portholes in the side walls for increasing the viewing range of the infant. The standard seat belt is passed through ring openings at the side walls and secured to retain the seat. The infant's seat also includes a harness for restraining the infant. The infant's seat is safe, comfortable, and appealing to the infant.

Abstract: The child restraint of the present invention includes a waistband which is placed around the child. The waistband is retained in that position by hook and napped loop means such as VELCRO. The use of hook and napped loop means permits the waistband to be easily adjusted to fit the size of any particular child. The restraint further includes an elongated strap which is securely attached to the waistband. The strap is adapted to be looped around a suitable anchor, such as the parent's seatbelt or the armrest of the parent's seat. The end of the strap is passed around the fixed object and then threaded through a ring attached to the waistband. The strap is then pulled back across the ring so that it overlaps the portion of the strap projecting toward the ring. The overlapped portions of the strap are secured together by hook and napped loop means such as VELCRO. The device restrains the child from becoming dislodged from his parent's lap during landing and take-off or when turbulence is encountered.

Abstract: A head restraining device for preventing possibly injurious forward and lateral motion of the head of a child seated in a child's seat, such device comprising a rigid U-shaped restraining member which surrounds the forward and lateral portions of the child's head, and is of a size to be separated therefrom by a slight air gap so as to not be uncomfortable yet be capable of being engaged by the child's head and restraining such from any more than minimal forward and lateral motion. A flexible tether removably and adjustably anchors the head restraint to the back of the child's seat at any selected height. With the restrainer thus anchored, support members at the ends thereof aid in maintaining the restrainer rigid with respect to the front surface of the seat back and preventing the device from slipping out of place relative to the child's head.

Abstract: A belt guide comprises a root portion secured on a base plate and an arm portion extending from the root portion to form a guide space between the arm portion and the base plate for receiving a safety belt. The arm portion has at its free end an inturned tongue turning toward the root portion. The inturned tongue is maintained in contact with the base plate. The belt guide permits entrance of the safety belt into the guide space under a force to cause the inturned tongue to lift off the base plate but prevents the safety belt from lifting the inturned tongue off the base plate to escape from the guide space.

Abstract: A harness for retaining a baby in a chair has a body member constructed from a flexible material and including a chair engaging section for attaching the body member to a chair, and a baby holding section connected to the chair engaging section for retainingly holding a baby on the associated chair. The chair engaging section comprises a pocket formed in the body member and arrangeable over a back of the chair, while the baby holding section has a crotch portion connected to the pocket and terminating in a strap arranged for extending around the midsection of the baby and being tied behind the back of the chair so as to firmly retain the baby on a seat of the chair.

Abstract: A combination comfort pad, restraining harness, and coverlet is so constructed as to be attachable to an existing infant seat. The pad section has a moisture-proof innerlining which overlies the back and seat portions of the infant seat. The harness is spaced above the surface of the pad section and has a base portion and a pair of midriff straps separated from the base portion by notched areas. The midriff straps are of an adjustable length sufficient to wrap around the infant and the infant seat to fasten together thereunder. At least one and preferably two coverlets, of varying weights, are attached to the lower end of the pad. When one or both of the coverlets are not in use they are tucked away to the underside of the infant seat.

Abstract: An accessory for a wheel chair for use by a patient seated therein and essentially a bib having a panel covering the chest and abdomen, a panel upon which the patient sits and a reduced crotch panel joining the other panels, with an absorbent pad covering the crotch panel and a unique adjustable belt to fasten the bib to the lateral upright members of the wheel chair, above the back rest of the chair, and quick attachment means for the rear lower end of the bib for connection to the standard rearwardly extending stub elements of the wheel chair frame used as pedals by attendants in tipping up the front of the wheel chair, the item being an effective patient supporting and restraining means.