FIRESTONE DESIGNS 'INSTANT BLANKET' SEAT BELT SYSTEM

A NEW PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEM USING AN INSTANT BLAN- KET WHICH ACTIVATES ITSELF AT THE INSTANT OF COLLISION AND COVERS PASSENGER FROM SHOULDERS TO BELOW THE KNEES IS PRE- SENTED. THE BLANKET IS ACTIVATED BY A COLLISION SENSOR WHICH SETS OFF PROPELLENT CARTRIDGES IN PISTONS MOUNTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR TRUNK. THE BLANKET MADE OF ENERGY-ABSORBING MATERIAL IS DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN THREE 200 POUND PERSONS IN THE HEAD-ON CRASH AT 40 MPH. AFTER THE IM- PACT PASSENGERS ARE ABLE TO EASILY FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE BLANKET AND LEAVE THE CAR.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 1822, P 42, 4 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1970-7-13

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Transport Topics
  • Publisher: American Trucking Associations
  • ISSN: 0041-1558
  • Serial URL: http://www.TTnews.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Constraints; Crashes; Energy absorbing materials; Frontal crashes; Manual safety belts; Sensors; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Blanket; Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM