Apparatus for restraining a passenger in a vehicle

摘要

An apparatus for restraining an object includes an anchor member movably coupled to a frame and a restraining member selectively coupleable about the object to maintain the object on an object support structure. The restraining member is coupled to the anchor member such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the frame, the anchor member moves from a rest position along at least a portion of a predetermined path so that the restraining member is gradually tightened about the object as the anchor member moves further from the rest position. The anchor member moves in response to an inertial force of the object which is transmitted to the anchor member via the restraining member.