Title: Inflatable body and head restraint

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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:

an inflatable bladder member having a central pocket portion, first and second pelvic portions extending outward from said central pocket portion, first and second chest portions extending outward from said central pocket portion, and a chin bag portion interconnecting and in fluid communication with the distal ends of said first and second chest portions; and

gas generator means positioned within said central pocket portion for producing pressurized gas upon reception of a command signal.

2. A vehicle occupant restraint system according to claim 1 further including:

a lap belt member fixedly secured to a surface of each of said pelvic portions; and

a shoulder strap member fixedly secured to a surface of each of said chest portions.

3. A vehicle occupant restraint system according to claim 2 further including:

impact sensor means attached to a vehicle in which said occupant is riding and operatively connected to said gas generator means for generating said command signal when said vehicle suffers a threshold impact.

4. A vehicle occupant restraint system according to claim 3 wherein said inflatable bladder member is formed from a semi-permeable synthetic material.

Other info:

Inventors: Schulman, Marvin (Broomall, PA, US)

Application Number: 589296
Filing Date: 1975-06-23
Publication_date: 1976-04-06
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 280/733 244/122B, 280/735
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3218103	Nov, 1965	Boyce	280/150.
3345657	Oct, 1967	Peeler et al.	9/342.
3430979	Mar, 1969	Terry et al.	280/150.
3672609	Jun, 1972	Hawkins	9/342.
3682498	Aug, 1972	Rutzki	280/150.
3706463	Dec, 1972	Lipkin	280/150.
3771183	Nov, 1973	Moran	9/342.
3827716	Aug, 1974	Vaughn	280/150.
3865398	Feb, 1975	Woll	280/150.

Other Refs: 1,431,248

Jan, 1969	DT

Primary Examiner: Betts, Kenneth H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Sciascia; R. S., Hansen; Henry