Belt-type restraint device

Claim 2

A belt-type restraint device for releasably securing the wrists of a person to a girdle formed about the waist of the person, comprising: a flexible belt member, latching means to adjust the size of said flexible belt member and to latch it, under tension, about the waist of the person, first and second spaced apart slip loop forming means, each operable to releasably form a loop in said flexible belt, an elongated spacing strap having first and second ends secured respectively to said first and second loop forming means to restrain said loop forming means from separating by more than a predetermined distance.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 further comprising: first and second wrist restraining loops, one each at said first and second slip loop forming means respectively, each of said loops being formed of and continuous with said flexible belt member, any increase or decrease in the length of any one of said loops being matched by an equal decrease or increase, respectively, in the length of the rest of said flexible member that is around the waist of the person on whom it is buckled.

Claim 4

The restraint device of claim 2 further comprising: uni-directional gripping means at each of said slip loop forming means to transmit tension in said flexible belt member to said wrist restraining loops to tighten said loops in response to said tension and to prevent tension developed in said loops from being transmitted to the rest of said flexible belt member to prevent opening of said loops in response to tension induced on said loops.

Claim 5

The restraint device of claim 2 wherein said slip loop forming means are spaced from said latching means sufficiently so that said restraining loops are in the front portion of said belt member when said latching means are coupled at the back of the person being restrained.

Claim 6

The restraint device of claim 3 wherein said slip loop forming means are spaced from said latching means sufficiently so that said restraining loops are in the front portion of said belt member when said latching means are coupled at the back of the person being restrained.

Claim 7

A belt-type restraint device for releasably securing at least one wrist of a person to a girdle formed about the waist of the person, comprising: a flexible belt member, latching means to adjust the size of said flexible belt member and to latch it, under tension, about the waist of the person, a first adjustment buckle fixed to said flexible belt member at a first predetermined position on said belt member, and a first wrist restraining loop at said first adjustment buckle, said first loop formed of and continuous with said flexible belt member, any increase or decrease in the length of said first loop being matched by an equal decrease or increase, respectively, in the length of the rest of said flexible member that is around the waist of the person on whom it is buckled.

Claim 8

A belt-type restraint device for releasably securing at least one wrist of a person to a girdle formed about the waist of the person, comprising: a flexible belt member, latching means to adjust the size of said flexible belt member and to latch it, under tension, about the waist of the person, a first adjustment buckle fixed to said flexible belt member at a first predetermined position on said belt member, and a first wrist restraining loop at said first adjustment buckle, said first loop formed of and continuous with said flexible belt member, any increase or decrease in the length of said first loop being matched by an equal decrease or increase, respectively, in the length of the rest of said flexible member that is around the waist of the person on whom it is buckled.

Claim 9

The restraint device of claim 6 further comprising: a second adjustment buckle fixed to said flexible belt member at a second predetermined position on said belt member, and a second wrist restraining loop at said second adjustment buckle, said second loop being formed of and continuous with said flexible belt member, any increase or decrease in length of said second loop being matched by an equal decrease or increase, respectively, in the length of the rest of said flexible member that is around the waist of the person on whom it is buckled.

Claim 10

The restraint device of claim 7 further comprising: a spacing strap between said first and second adjustment buckles to prevent said adjustment buckles and said restraining loops from separating by more than a predetermined distance.

Claim 11

The restraint device of claim 8 wherein said first and second restraining loops are spaced from said latching means sufficiently so that said restraining loops are in the front portion of said belt member when said latching means are coupled at the back of the person being restrained.

Claim 12

The restraint device of claim 7 wherein said first and second restraining loops are spaced from said latching means sufficiently so that said restraining loops are in the front portion of said belt member when said latching means are coupled at the back of the person being restrained.