Patent ID: 6565120
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
In combination:a vehicle having a sleeping surface with an upper surface and a length along which a passenger may lie in a horizontal position; a safety restraint for a passenger lying in a horizontal position; said safety restraint comprising: at least a first belt and a transverse belt; said first belt having first and second ends, said first belt being operatively secured to the vehicle at said first end, having means for adjusting the length thereof, being positioned diagonally in relation to the length of the sleeping surface, and being positioned on the upper surface of the sleeping surface; said transverse belt being operatively secured to the vehicle and being located distally from the first belt along the length of the sleeping surface, said transverse belt being positioned transverse to the length of the sleeping surface and having means for adjusting the length thereof; said first belt being adapted to be secured over the shoulder of the passenger; said transverse belt being adapted to be secured over the torso of the passenger; said sleeping surface including a side edge thereof and said first belt is mounted on the vehicle proximal the side edge of the sleeping surface; said first belt being adapted to be positioned proximal the hips of the passenger at said first end thereof, said first belt further comprising a latching means operatively mounted on said second end of said first belt, and a receiving means operatively mounted on the vehicle closely adjacent said first end of said first belt for positioning proximal the hips of the passenger, said latching means being releasably attachable to said receiving means.