Patent ID: 8777323
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A62B,B60R,B64D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A restraint system, comprising: a first shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion; a second shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion; a torso web coupled to the first and second end portions of the first and second shoulder webs, wherein a first end portion of the torso web is coupled to a buckle configured to engage a connector coupled to a second, opposite end portion of the torso web; a first portion of a stiffening material attached to a first portion of the first shoulder web; a second portion of the stiffening material attached to a second portion of the second shoulder web, wherein the stiffening material forms the first and second shoulder webs into preformed openings with inverted U-shapes; a tail web coupled to the torso web, the tail web having an end fitting configured to releasably engage an engagement feature on a vehicle; and a retainer clip having an engagement feature, wherein the engagement feature of the retainer clip includes an opening configured to receive the end fitting and at least two opposing protrusions extending into the opening, and wherein the engagement feature of the retainer clip is configured to releasably retain the end fitting between the at least two opposing protrusions.