Positioning and restraining means for ejection seat occupant

Claim 1

IN AN AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT HAVING A STATIONARY PART ADAPTED TO REMAIN FIXED IN AN AIRCRAFT AND AN OCCUPANT CARRYING PART ADAPTED TO BE PROPELLED ALONG A DEFINED PATH DURING EJECTION, MEANS FOR UTILIZING MOTION OF THE OCCUPANT CARRYING PART DURING AN INITIAL STAGE OF EJECTION FOR APPLYING TO A MEMBER ON ONE OF SAID PARTS A FORCE WHICH IS EXERTED IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION AND WHICH HAS A MAGNITUDE THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT ALL DURING SAID STAGE OF EJECTION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED STRAP ELEMENT HAVING REINFORCED LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTIONS AND HAVING A HOLE THERETHROUGH INTERMEDIATE ITS LONGITUDINAL EDGES AND SPACED FROM ONE OF ITS ENDS; (B) A BLUNT TEARING ELEMENT NORMALLY PROJECTING THROUGH SAID HOLE IN THE STRAP ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO EFFECT LENGTHWISE TEARING OF THE STRAP ELEMENT UPON EXERTION OF A LENGTHWISE PULLING FORCE UPON THE OTHER END OF THE STRAP; (C) MEANS CONNECTING ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS WITH SAID MEMBER; AND (D) MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER ELEMENT WITH THE OTHER EJECTION SEAT PART; THAT ONE OF SAID LAST TWO RECITED MEANS WHICH CONNECTS THE STRAP ELEMENT BEING AT ITS SAID OTHER END.