System for securing a rider to a recreational vehicle

摘要

A system for removably securing a person to a recreational vehicle may comprise a vehicle seat having an upper support surface, and a garment configured to be worn by the rider with a torso portion configured to cover at least the lower torso portion and a pair of leg portions configured to cover at least the upper leg portions. The garment may include a crotch section located to be positioned adjacent to the crotch and a portion of the buttocks of the rider. The system may also include a rider attachment structure configured to attach the garment to the vehicle seat in a manner that permits release of the attachment therebetween, and may include a first component and a second component releasably attachable together with the first component being secured to the upper support surface and the second component being secured to the crotch section of the garment.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a motorized recreational vehicle having a vehicle seat with an upper support surface for being straddled by a rider of the vehicle, the upper support surface having a crown at a highest vertical point on the support surface between lateral side surfaces extending downwardly from the crown of the upper support surface, the crown of the upper support surface of the seat being elongated in a direction of travel of the vehicle; a garment configured to be worn by the rider and including a torso portion configured to cover at least the lower torso portion of the rider and a pair of leg portions configured to cover at least the upper leg portions of the legs of the rider, the garment including a crotch section located at a lower end of the torso portion and between the leg portions such that the crotch section is positioned adjacent to the crotch and a portion of the buttocks of the rider when the garment is worn; a rider attachment structure configured to attach the garment to the vehicle seat in a manner that permits release of the attachment therebetween, the rider attachment structure comprising a first component and a second component releasably attachable together, the first component being secured to the crown of the upper support surface of the seat and the second component being secured to the crotch section of the torso portion of the garment at a location between the leg portions of the garment such that a weight of the torso of the rider presses the first component on the garment against the second component on the seat.