Patent ID: 6725865
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
A restraint apparatus for restraining a person, comprising:a cuff module for application to the person's limb, said cuff module comprising: a flat flexible elongated body of a predefined width, having a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface; a first rigid loop positioned on said top surface of said body and perpendicular thereto, between said first end of said body and said second end of said body, wherein said first loop width is at least equal to said predefined width of said body; a second rigid loop positioned on said top surface of said body and perpendicular thereto, between said first loop and said second end of said body, wherein said first loop width is at least equal to said predefined width of said body; a resilient lining of a predetermined length, configured to match said first width, positioned on said bottom surface and extending from a position proximal to said first end of said body toward said second end of said body; a flat rigid element attached to said second end of said body; and first releasable attachment means, positioned on portions of said top and said bottom surface, for releasably attaching said portions of said top and said bottom surfaces to one another after application of said cuff module to a limb, wherein when said cuff module is applied to the limb, said body is positioned around the limb such that said resilient lining wraps around the limb, end said rigid element is threaded initially through said first rigid loop and then through said second rigid loop and pulled so that said body is tightened around the limb, and said portions of said top and said bottom surfaces are in contact with one another, and wherein said first releasable attachment means is engaged to releasably secure said cuff module around the limb such that said cuff module cannot be unwrapped without first removing said rigid element from said second rigid loop and then disengaging said first releasable attachment means.