Patent ID: 7300085
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An improved motor vehicle safety screen, comprising: an in-fill panel secured to a tubular metal perimeter frame, a plurality of securing straps for securing the frame to the roof and floor of the vehicle, attachment means for connecting one end of each said strap to a respective frame member of the perimeter frame, the other end of each said strap being adapted for connection to a respective anchorage in the vehicle floor or roof, wherein said attachment means of at least one of the straps includes an outer connector bracket rotatable about an axis coinciding with the axis of its associated said frame member and having an approximately C-shaped body portion terminating in a pair of spaced apart outwardly extending flanged ends in face to face relationship, and an inner bush non-rotatably mounted on the associated frame member and having a cylindrical bearing surface, said body portion of the bracket surrounding said bush and engaging said bearing surface, whereby said bracket along with its attached securing strap is able to bodily rotate around its said respective frame member, and wherein said one end of said at least one of the securing straps is fastened to the flanged ends of a respective said bracket.