Patent ID: 6896291

Claim:
A personnel restraint system for use in conjunction with moving vehicles, comprising: a central mounting assembly couplable to an interior surface of a vehicle, said central mounting assembly having a base member, said central mounting assembly having a rotatable coupling portion rotatably coupled to said base member; an elongate member having a first and second end, said first end being releasably coupled to said rotatable coupling portion; and a harness assembly coupled to said second end of said elongate member, said elongate member providing vertical support for a user when said harness assembly is worn by the user and said harness assembly is coupled to said central mounting assembly via said elongate member, said harness assembly being for inhibiting unwanted movement of the user relative to the interior of the vehicle; wherein said harness assembly further comprises: a central panel being adapted for abutting a back of the user; a belt member having a first and second belt end, said belt member being coupled to said central panel, said belt member being adapted for selectively securing said harness assembly to a waist of the user; a pair of shoulder members, each one of said shoulder members having a first shoulder end and a second shoulder end, said first shoulder ends being coupled to said central panel, said second shoulder ends being slideably coupled to said belt member, each said shoulder member being adapted for abutting an associated shoulder and chest portion of the user, said shoulder members being for securing said harness assembly to an upper portion of a torso of the user; a spool housing coupled to a surface of said central panel, said spool housing having a spool slot extending therethrough, said spool slot receiving said second end of said elongate member; and a spool assembly positioned substantially within said spool housing, said spool assembly retaining an excess portion of said elongate member such that a length of said elongate member is adjustable.