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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357099 | Animal restraint apparatus and method of use An animal restraint apparatus is provided to restrain an animal. The restraint apparatus comprises a first loop that fits over the animal's head and a second loop that is formed about the animal's torso when two straps are routed behind the animal's forelegs and rel... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7270347 | Seatbelt attachment for use by pregnant women A positioning attachment for vehicle seatbelts primarily for use by pregnant women. The attachment has an anchor portion securable to the vehicle seat or seat support and an attachment portion adjustably securable to the vehicle lap belt to position the lap belt in ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237848 | Back and internal organ supportive belt A back and internal organ supportive belt that can be installed in a chair or a seat, including the driver's seat of a vehicle or the operator's seat of a piece of equipment, to provide support to internal organs, and to the musculoskeletal system of the driver or o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210707 | Belt assembly A belt assembly for securing the sitting and standing positions of an occupant of a vehicle has two lap belts which can be coupled to the vehicle and are brought together at an abdomen-side central buckle and which are swingable in parallel relation to the occupant'... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143877 | Fusible link comprising damper and backstop A link including a rod with a connection member at each end with an axis passing through both connection members. The rod includes a fusible zone as a narrow section lying between a first rod portion connected to a first connection member and a second rod portion co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6930611 | Water activated release triggering mechanism A water activated release triggering mechanism is removably held to an exterior surface of a buckle housing and includes at least two probes and at least two batteries distributed between independent paths, for firing a squib. The distribution of batteries between i... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6422512 | Inflatable restraint systems for ejection seats An inflatable restraint system for holding and securing an aircrew member in his seat during ejection from an aircraft has one or more members forming a shield around him or her. The system is controlled to inflate after the aircrew member has started the... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6394241 | Energy absorbing shear strip bender A simple, low cost energy absorbing shear strip bender that provides constant load, tailored load, or adjustable load/displacement profiles for use in any application where a single use energy absorber is required. Examples include, but are not limited to... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5961073 | Reduced head pad seat A seat assembly for commercial aircraft or other vehicles has features that reduce head excursion in high impact events such as crashes or collisions. These include the use of low-elongation seatbelt material and high seatbelt anchor location. Another fea... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5845876 | Bulkhead infant-toddler passive restraint system An apparatus for storing infant's safety seat within a movable passenger carrying transporter such as an aircraft or bus in the transporter's bulkhead section. The seat may be stored in a compartment located within a table or within a formed bulkhead stor... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5746395 | Helicopter seat safety system A helicopter safety system provides an increased likelihood of survivability without injury during "survivable" helicopter crashes. The system provides spinal compression for precompressing an operator's spine in response to a crash signal from a crash se... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732907 | Ejection seat buckle An ejection seat buckle assembly and an arm restraint system incorporating such a buckle assembly wherein the buckle of the assembly includes latch and strike portions each having a respective cable guide ring integrally formed therewith. Arm restraint ca... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5540403 | Airplane seat child safety harness An airplane seat child safety harness comprising: a central buckle formed in a planar configuration and including a coupling device affixed to at least one of its ends, the buckle including at least one bore with a button positioned therein, the coupling ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5425517 | Strap adjusting device A strap adjusting device for a harness-adjustment strap having a length, a first end affixed to an aircraft seat-mounted harness and a spaced opposite second end which is free. A wind up device removably affixed to the strap at the second end. The wind up... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5322245 | Integrated pilot protective and restraint system An integrated pilot protection and restraining system having a circular bearing structure configured to surround the neck of the wearer, and a non-conformal helmet which is detachably coupled to and rotatably supported by the bearing structure. An automat... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5282648 | Inflatable body and head restraint system The present invention relates to an inflatable air bag apparatus attached to a harness restraint system in a vehicle which inflates if an impact sensor detects an impact. The apparatus comprises an bladder attached to the harness's shoulder strap. The sid... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5234181 | Safety belt A seat belt for a pilot seat or flight attendant seat in an aircraft includes a belt tightener with a reversible energy storage member in the form of a helical compression spring and a rod-shaped energy converter coupled to the energy storage member. The ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5224736 | Safety belt arrangement for occupants of land vehicles and aircraft A safety belt arrangement, for use in land vehicles or aircraft for securing the occupants thereof, has at least one belt reeling device with a self-locking blocking mechanism with a mechanical control for moving a locking member into the blocking positio... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5205665 | Fitting release utilizing bolt action An aviator harness fitting includes a releasable member secured to a buckle member by means of a movable bolt. A pressure inlet is provided to enable translational motion of the bolt in the manner of a piston. When actuated, the bolt moves to a release po... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4747565 | Powered retractable passenger restraint system A powered retractable passenger restraint system for securing the occupant of a vehicle seat, especially a seat in a high performance aircraft, in an upright sitting position against the seat, which includes an upper body harness and a retraction apparatu... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4720064 | Ejection seat restraint/parachute harness A continuous main strap (10) has a front H-shaped configuration and a rear X-shaped configuration. Strap (10) extends from one side of the waist diagonally up and across the back, down the front, across and under the buttocks, up the front, and diagonally... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4606441 | Device for damping impact load A support and associated flexible untearable band which incorporates a plurality of energy-absorbing loops intended to destruct under the effect of an applied impact load. The energy-absorbing loops are made of an elastic elongated material and are secure... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4606552 | Lock for safety belts Lock for safety belts, comprising a lock housing and a lock tongue which can be inserted into the lock housing. The lock tongue is displaceably mounted on a support element and is spring-biased to a withdrawn position, the lock tongue being normally displ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4563023 | Ambulance safety stabilizer harness for para-medics This harness device provides safety support for para-medics within an emergency vehicle, while they are performing their duties with a patient. Primarily, the device includes a waist belt and a pair of straps, which normally hang from the roof on the inte... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4474347 | Crashworthy seat A crashworthy vehicle seat comprises a seat bucket member suspended by supporting webs engaged with rotary energy absorbers attached to the overhead of the vehicle. Beneath the seat bucket member, pairs of extensible and compressible energy absorbers are ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4462563 | Simple nonrestrictive arm restraint system An improved arm restraint system for moving the arms of an ejection seat occupant to restrained positions along the sides of the occupant's torso upon initiation of emergency escape ejection of the seat and occupant from an aircraft includes a multistrap ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4437628 | Position and restraint system for aircrewman An aircraft ejection seat position and restraint system for protecting an rcrewman against back injuries during emergency escape. The ejection sequence is initiated by the aircrewman pulling a lower ejection handle or a face curtain handle with both hands... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4408738 | Variable energy absorbing system for crashworthy helicopter seats An improved crashworthy helicopter seat primarily for combat aircraft includes at least upper, intermediate and lower pairs of energy absorbers attached between the seat bucket and the frame of the aircraft and operable in both tension and compression. Th... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4396228 | Integrated shoulder harness and lap belt restraint apparatus To provide effective body restraint together with rapid egress under emergency conditions, an integrated shoulder harness and lap belt restraint apparatus is disclosed having two shoulder straps of webbing attached to an upper anchor point and extended th... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4348037 | Safety cushion attachable to belt-type restraints A safety cushion apparatus having a very short reaction time is attachable to automotive vehicle belt-type restraints for softening the shock of sudden constraint against the user's body and to maintain the belt restraints with an appropriate degree of ta... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4302049 | Harness release assembly A single lever harness release assembly for simultaneous release of at least two separate safety straps used for securing persons in riding position seated in a vehicle, and comprising a base member and an overlying plate member establishing an oppositely... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4289286 | Replaceable harness bracket assembly A disconnect device for an aircraft survival kit including a container and a lid secured thereto with a torso harness and anti-rotation strap associated therewith. The disconnect device includes a body adapted to be mounted relative to the kit, with the b... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4179086 | Army restraint system An arm restraint system for use with an aircraft ejection seat to prevent limb flailing on ejection. Long straps, which are normally loose to allow unimpeded arm and body movement of the seated crewman, are retained high on the side of the shoulder area b... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4151967 | Device for stretching a band forming part of a safety belt for vehicles Device for stretching a band forming part of a safety belt for a vehicle which takes up any slack of the band and stretches same towards the body of a user when there is an abnormal change in the speed of the vehicle comprising a rotatably mounted winding... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4142692 | Reel mechanism for elimination of belt looseness of a safety belt system A reel mechanism for the elimination of the belt looseness of a safety belt system when exceeding a predetermined vehicle deceleration, whereby a preferably electrically ignitable propellant charge is provided for the initiation of the retraction movement... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4121792 | Roller harness arrangement for airplane pilot seats A roller harness arrangement for airplane pilot seats arranged side by side. The roller mechanism for each pilot seat is, respectively coupled to a winding mechanism which is controllable by the pilot in the other pilot seat.... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4056242 | Reel for winding up safety belts A reel for safety belts. There is provided a safety belt for such use as motor vehicles or aircraft, which will normally have only light tension thereon to permit easy movement of the safetied person on the seat of the vehicle or aircraft but which upon s... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4053119 | Winding device particularly useful in connection with vehicle safety belts The device for winding up an elongate flexible element, such as a vehicle safety belt of U.S. Pat. No. 3,970,266 comprises a casing, an axle mounted in the casing and rotationally fast therewith, a hollow winding-drum rotatably mounted in the casing coaxi... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4014479 | Safety belt system with pyrotechnically driven turning device A winding assembly for a vehicle safety belt system is provided with a belt rolling device and a high speed turning device adapted upon actuation of a propellant charge to wind the safety belt at high speeds as a result of the generation of pyrotechnical ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4009905 | Safety belt accessory A safety belt is provided with an accessory that can be actuated in emergency situations to sever the belt and allow the belt user to be freed from the belt. This accessory has a pair of parallel blades one of which may be pulled along the other to sever ... | 03/01/1977 |
