Patent ID: 9616843
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61G,B60N,B60R

Claim:
1. A wheelchair securement system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a barrier having at least one integrated shoulder restraint assembly, at least one integrated wheelchair restraint assembly, and at least one integrated lap restraint assembly; each of the at least one wheelchair restraint assembly including a retractable restraint and a universal fastener that are operable to secure a wheelchair; the at least one lap restraint assembly and shoulder restraint assembly being operable to secure a seated wheelchair occupant; and, the barrier defines a generally planar boundary for the wheelchair whereby the wheelchair and the seated wheelchair occupant are positioned forward of the generally planar boundary when secured; wherein: the retractable restraint of each of the at least one wheelchair restraint assembly is a retractor and a strap, whereby the strap is retractable into the retractor; and, the at least one wheelchair restraint assembly is disposed at least partially inside of the barrier; further including a restraint control assembly, the restraint control assembly being operatively associated with the retractor of at least one wheelchair restraint assembly to manipulate the retractor between a locked position and a released position, whereby activation of the restraint control assembly places the retractor in the released position for a predetermined period of time to permit operation of the retractor.