| 摘要 |
Detachably connected to the conventional floor-anchored vehicle seat belt is an occupant-retaining device consisting of an inverted U-shaped occupant-retaining shield of flexible transparent material detachably securable at its forward end to the conventional seat belt, anchored at its uppermost portion to the vehicle roof structure, and secured at its rearward end to the upper ends of flexible straps, the lower ends of which are anchored to the vehicle chassis or floor structure. The device creates a flexible transparent-walled chamber wherein, during a collision, the forward portion of the shield retains the upper portion of the body of the occupant within the shield chamber and prevents it from being thrown through or against the windshield while the rearward portion of the shield prevents backlash, and both prevent the occupant's ejection from the chamber. When not in use, the forward end of the shield is detached from the seat belt and is secured to a convenient point on the vehicle body.
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