Wheelchair securement system and device for wheelchair accessible vehicles

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EP 2 777 667 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38

(21)	Application number: 14250042.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.03.2014

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Int. Cl.:

A61G 3/08 ^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

15.03.2013 US 201361799911 P

(71)	Applicant: Valeda Company Llc. (Dba Q'Straint)
	Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Cardona, Edgardo Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 (US) Kiser, Aaron E. Royal Center, IN 46978 (US)

(74)	Representative: Crouch, David John et al
	Bromhead Johnson Sovereign House 212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8HQ London WC2H 8HQ (GB)

(54)	Wheelchair securement system and device for wheelchair accessible vehicles

(57) The embodiments described and claimed herein relate to a wheelchair securement system that includes a wheelchair securement area, wherein the securement area comprises a front end and a rear end. The securement system includes a first restraint, a second restraint, a third restraint, and a fourth restraint, each of which is anchored near the front end of the securement area and is adapted to extend from the front end of the securement area, wherein the first restraint and the second restraint are adapted to connect to a front portion of the wheelchair, and the third restraint and the fourth restraint are adapted to connect to rear portion of the wheelchair.