Patent ID: 8967720
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A head and neck restraint system comprising: a vertical support; and a head and neck restraint assembly coupled to said vertical support, said head and neck restraint assembly comprising; a pair of spaced members coupled to said vertical support, said pair of spaced members having a spring memory that permits movement of one of said pair of spaced members toward and away the other of said pair of spaced members or movement of both of said pair of spaced members toward and away from each other; means for avoiding the spring memory from returning one or both of said pair of spaced members to a starting position prior to movement after movement of one of said pair of spaced members toward the other of said pair of spaced members or movement of both of said pair of spaced members towards each other; a head restraint configured to be mounted to a head of a subject; and means coupled between said pair of spaced members and the head restraint, wherein: the means coupled between said pair of spaced members and the head restraint includes a pair of flexible connections coupled to each side of the head restraint, each flexible connection opposite the head restraint is slidably coupled to one of said pair of spaced members; and each flexible connection opposite the head restraint is coupled to a slide which is slidable on a rod or rail of the one of said pair of spaced members.