Patent ID: 7523993

Claim:
A dorsal support for supporting a passenger in a generally upright standing position while travelling in a public transportation vehicle, the dorsal support comprising a base portion which is adapted to be removably fastened directly to a supporting floor of the vehicle, and a body including at least a solid front surface extending uninterrupted upwardly from the base portion to a top edge of the dorsal support, the front surface of the body including a planar lower portion preventing access behind the dorsal support from in front thereof and an upper portion which is integral with the lower portion and extends upwardly therefrom, at least the upper portion being rearwardly inclined at an angle relative to a vertical reference plane which is perpendicular to the supporting floor, the upper portion defining a passenger receiving area thereon having a passenger abutting surface adapted to receive at least a portion of the passenger's back thereagainst such as to support the passenger in a generally upright standing position when leaning against the dorsal support, wherein the entire dorsal support is made of at least one moulded non-metallic material, and wherein at least the body of the dorsal support is formed from front and rear moulded halves fastened together to form a hollow rigid body.