Patent ID: 7717518
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An elbow-support apparatus comprising: An elbow-support cushion device provided with opposed sides and top, front, back and bottom sides; said cushion device arranged in removable mechanical communication with a shoulder-lap-belt harness in a vehicle, which shoulder harness is removably connected across a driver's shoulder to a latch assembly and providing undiminished driver protection; flexible cushion means constructed and arranged to support the elbows of a driver of a vehicle; a plurality of integrally formed inverted u-shape locating means formed on the bottom side of said flexible cushion device and constructed and arranged to fit the thigh areas of the driver to prevent lateral movement of said device; first fastening means attached to said opposed sides and to complementary mounting pads attachable to opposed sides of a front seat of a motor vehicle for restraining upward and lateral movement and to hold the cushion device steady in the driver's lap; and second fastening means attached to the back side of said cushion device and arranged in mechanical communication with the lap belt portion of the shoulder harness to prevent forward movement of the device.