Patent ID: 6109200
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for restraining movement of an occupant of a marine craft, the apparatus comprising:a hand grip;a tensile retraction device having:a rotating member for being rotated in opposed first and second directions; andan actuator with force for urging said rotating member in the first direction; anda flexible member interconnecting the hand grip and the rotating member and being wound about said rotating member such that when the hand grip is grasped and pulled by an occupant of the marine craft with sufficient force to overcome the force applied to said rotating member by said actuator, the rotating member is rotated in the second direction to unwind the flexible member from the rotating member, and when the force applied to the rotating member by the occupant is less than the force applied to the rotating member by said actuator, the rotating member is rotated in the first direction to wind said flexible member about the rotating member;wherein said tensile retraction device is configured to enable an occupant seated in the marine craft to extend the hand grip a limited distance such that, when extended to said limited distance, the hand grip serves as a handle for being used by the marine craft occupant to restrain the occupant's movement within the marine craft when the marine craft is in motion.