Patent ID: 6813782
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: A41D,A42B

Abstract:
A helmet restraint device for a vehicle seat occupant wearing a helmet having right and left sides and a back having a bottom edge, comprising:a racing suit having an torso section from which right and left sleeves and right and left pant legs extend, said torso section having a chest portion and a rear portion relative to said occupant when said device is worn by said occupant; a plurality of straps fixed to said racing suit and adapted for releasable attachment to said helmet; wherein at least one of said plurality of straps comprises a spinal strap fixed to said rear portion of said racing suit, said spinal strap having an upper end located adjacent the base of the neck relative to said occupant and a lower end located adjacent the base of the spine relative to said occupant and extending vertically from said upper end to said lower end so as to parallel the spine of said occupant when said device is worn by said occupant; and a rear connector means attached to said upper end of said spinal strap and extending upwardly therefrom, said rear connector means being adapted for releasable attachment to said helmet near the midpoint of said bottom edge of said back of said helmet.