Patent ID: 7861341

Claim:
A restraint system for releasably holding a person on a support comprising: a main frame for supporting a person positioned there atop, said main frame having a back support for supporting the back of said person, and a seat support for supporting the seat of said person, said back support includes a pair of guide slots with top ends and bottom ends which extend upwardly therebetween and through said back support, said back support further includes a pair of upwardly extending positioning slots with upper ends and lower ends; a pair of shoulder straps extending outwardly from said back support positionable over said person; shoulder strap connector means associated with said pair of straps; a crotch connector mounted to said frame with said shoulder strap connector means and said crotch connector connectable together to releasably hold said shoulder straps to said crotch connector thereby limiting movement of said person; adjustment means including a releasable lock and an adjustment strap extending through said lock and outwardly from said main frame with said adjustment strap connected to said shoulder straps with said adjustment means operable to allow a selected amount of extension and operable to allow a selected amount of retraction of said straps to respectively loosen and tighten said straps as said adjustment strap is respectively released and pulled and further operable to limit extension of said straps; and, shoulder strap positioning means having an elongated member with opposite ends extending into said pair of positioning slots and slidable between said upper ends and lower ends with said shoulder straps extending to said elongated member and a spring mounted to said main frame and engaged with said elongated member, said spring normally urging said elongated member to slide toward said upper ends of said positioning slots moving said shoulder straps toward said top ends of said guide slots away from said person when said adjustment strap is released to loosen a selected amount of said shoulder straps but allowing said elongated member to slide toward said lower ends of said positioning slots moving said shoulder straps toward said bottom ends of said guide slots against the shoulders of said person when said adjustment strap is pulled and tightened, said elongated member slidable from said lower ends to said upper ends solely as a result of force from said spring and said adjustment strap.