Patent ID: 6966733

Claim:
A wheelchair restraint system for a mass transportation vehicle having a longitudinal vehicle axis, said vehicle having a securement area for a wheelchair which includes at least one flip seat, said system comprising: a barrier carried at a rear portion of said securement area and disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis; a rear wheelchair attachment assembly carried by said barrier for attachment to said wheelchair and anchoring said wheelchair to said barrier at a first rear anchor location; a personal securement belt assembly for securing a seated wheelchair occupant to said wheelchair in said securement area; a front bulkhead extending generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis at a front portion of said securement area; a front wheelchair attachment assembly for anchoring said wheelchair to a first and second spaced front anchor location on said bulkhead; and said rear wheelchair attachment assembly including at least one retractor mechanism for exerting an adjustable force on said wheelchair in a first direction along said vehicle axis; and said front wheelchair attachment assembly including at least one retractor mechanism for exerting an adjustable force on said wheelchair in a second direction opposite to said first direction so that said wheelchair is secured by said first rear anchor location and said first and second front anchor locations between said barrier and bulkhead by said rear and front wheelchair attachment assemblies in an effective three anchor point restraint system.