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US5263214A
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Restraint kit apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-11-24
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2012-11-24
Abstract
Abstract A restraint kit includes a dispensing housing having a clip dispenser therewithin, wherein the dispensing housing is arranged for the selective dispensing of restraint web segments therefrom cooperative with one of a plurality of clip members dispensed from the clip dispenser housing. Web segments cooperative with clip members are secured to an associated back board for the restraint of an individual thereon during a medical emergency situation.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean L. McLaughlin
- 👤 Michael E. Parsons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-04 11:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F15/00; A61F15/001; A61F15/002; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/02; A61G; A61G1/00; A61G1/04; A61G1/044; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/40; Y10T24/4002; Y10T24/4012; Y10T24/4014
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
412 words
A restraint kit apparatus, comprising; a rigid back board, having a first side spaced from a second side, and a row of first slots directed through the back board in adjacency to the first side, and a row of second slots directed through the back board in adjacency to the second side, wherein the first slots are parallel to the second slots, and a web dispenser housing, the web dispenser housing having a front wall spaced from a rear wall, and a cylindrical side wall, with the cylindrical side wall including a side wall exit opening, and a continuous flexible restraint web wound within the web dispenser housing, with the rear wall having a spring leg arranged for securement of the back board between the spring leg and the rear wall for ease of transport and storage of the web dispenser housing relative to the back board, and the web dispenser housing includes a transparent window directed through the front wall radially aligned with the front wall for viewing of remaining restraint web of said flexible continuous restraint web within the web dispenser housing, and a transparent clip dispenser housing fixedly mounted to the front wall of the web dispenser housing, wherein the clip dispenser housing includes a lid, and a plurality of clip members positioned within the clip dispenser housing, with the lid arranged for removal relative to the clip dispenser housing for replenishment of said clip members within the clip dispenser housing, and the clip dispenser housing includes a housing first side wall spaced from a housing second side wall, and a housing floor, wherein the housing second side wall includes a side wall opening positioned in adjacency to the floor for receiving one of the clip members therethrough, and the first side wall having an ejector rod, with a spring mounted about the ejector rod between the first side wall and an outer distal end of the ejector rod, with the ejector rod aligned with the second side wall opening, and each of the clip members includes a first clip leg pivotally mounted to a second clip leg, with the first clip leg having a central blade, and the second clip leg having spaced parallel blades defining a gap therebetween, wherein a web segment removed from said restraint web includes web segment end portions, and the end portions are arranged for reception within the gap and secured within the gap for projection of the central blade into the gap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
412 words
A restraint kit apparatus, comprising; a rigid back board, having a first side spaced from a second side, and a row of first slots directed through the back board in adjacency to the first side, and a row of second slots directed through the back board in adjacency to the second side, wherein the first slots are parallel to the second slots, and a web dispenser housing, the web dispenser housing having a front wall spaced from a rear wall, and a cylindrical side wall, with the cylindrical side wall including a side wall exit opening, and a continuous flexible restraint web wound within the web dispenser housing, with the rear wall having a spring leg arranged for securement of the back board between the spring leg and the rear wall for ease of transport and storage of the web dispenser housing relative to the back board, and the web dispenser housing includes a transparent window directed through the front wall radially aligned with the front wall for viewing of remaining restraint web of said flexible continuous restraint web within the web dispenser housing, and a transparent clip dispenser housing fixedly mounted to the front wall of the web dispenser housing, wherein the clip dispenser housing includes a lid, and a plurality of clip members positioned within the clip dispenser housing, with the lid arranged for removal relative to the clip dispenser housing for replenishment of said clip members within the clip dispenser housing, and the clip dispenser housing includes a housing first side wall spaced from a housing second side wall, and a housing floor, wherein the housing second side wall includes a side wall opening positioned in adjacency to the floor for receiving one of the clip members therethrough, and the first side wall having an ejector rod, with a spring mounted about the ejector rod between the first side wall and an outer distal end of the ejector rod, with the ejector rod aligned with the second side wall opening, and each of the clip members includes a first clip leg pivotally mounted to a second clip leg, with the first clip leg having a central blade, and the second clip leg having spaced parallel blades defining a gap therebetween, wherein a web segment removed from said restraint web includes web segment end portions, and the end portions are arranged for reception within the gap and secured within the gap for projection of the central blade into the gap.
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