Patent ID: 8612099
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B60N,B60R,F41H

Abstract:
1. An occupant restraint system for securing an occupant of a vehicle, comprising: a harness coupled to the occupant by surrounding a portion of the occupant; a winding mechanism comprising a motorized retractor that is fixed to the vehicle and configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode; and a flexible linking member having a first end coupled to the harness and a second end coupled to the winding mechanism, the linking member being configured to selectively wind and unwind from the winding mechanism; wherein when the winding mechanism is in the first mode of operation, the linking member may be unwound from the winding mechanism to allow the occupant to move freely about the vehicle; wherein when the winding mechanism is in the second mode of operation, the winding mechanism winds the linking member to pull the harness and coupled occupant toward the winding mechanism.