Patent ID: 7922254

Claim:
An apparatus for selectively holding a person in a seat, the apparatus comprising: a retractable restraint having a portion thereof configured for attachment to a person, the retractable restraint having an attached end configured for engaging a retraction mechanism and an unattached end, the unattached end having a clasp disposed thereon for enabling the retractable restraint to be connected to a person; a retraction mechanism configured to receive at least a portion of the retractable restraint and for selectively allowing extension of the retractable restraint; a locking member disposed in communication with the retraction mechanism configured to selectively lock the retraction mechanism and preventing extension of the retractable restraint; and a frame slidably mountable on and removable from a seat, the frame having at least one arm configured for extending over a portion of a seat so as to hold the frame adjacent a backside of the seat, the retraction mechanism and the locking member and being carried by the frame to hold the retraction mechanism and the locking member on the back side of the seat; and wherein the retraction mechanism has normally open configuration wherein the retractable restraint can be extended and retracted and a locked position configuration wherein the retractable restraint cannot be extended, and further comprising a manually operable remote control, remote from the retractable restraint, for selectively activating and releasing the locking member.