Patent ID: 6292945
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A41D,B64D

Abstract:
An ejection restraint system in a flight suit for restraining an air crewmember in an aircraft seat during ejection, the flight suit having a shoulder portion for fitting over the shoulders of the air crewmember and arm portions for fitting over each arm of the air crewmember, each arm portion terminating in a wristband for location at the wrist of the air crewmember, said system comprising;at least one pocket located on each arm portion and extending from adjacent the wristband to the shoulder portion;two tapes each having a high tensile strength and two ends, one of said tapes enclosed in each of said pockets with one end of said tape being secured at the wristband and the other end extending from said pocket and over each shoulder portion;a frangible thread for closing said pockets after enclosing said tapes therein; anda fastener connected to the other end of each of said tapes and adapted to be responsive to an ejection signal for pulling on said tapes breaking said frangible threads on said pockets pulling each of the wrists upward toward the shoulder portion of the air crewmember.