WO2022185140A1 - Système de retenue d'objets dans un véhicule - Google Patents

Système de retenue d'objets dans un véhicule Download PDF

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WO2022185140A1
WO2022185140A1 PCT/IB2022/051374 IB2022051374W WO2022185140A1 WO 2022185140 A1 WO2022185140 A1 WO 2022185140A1 IB 2022051374 W IB2022051374 W IB 2022051374W WO 2022185140 A1 WO2022185140 A1 WO 2022185140A1
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vehicle
tether
energy absorber
harness
objects
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Ian David ELGY
Grace Courtney Elouise PORTER
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The Secretary Of State For Defence
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/10—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles specially adapted for children or animals
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/02—Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
    • A01K1/0236—Transport boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses for animals; Fittings therefor
    • A01K1/0272—Boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses especially adapted for transport in or on automobiles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K27/00—Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs
    • A01K27/002—Harnesses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K27/00—Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs
    • A01K27/005—Quick-couplings, safety-couplings or shock-absorbing devices between leash and collar
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
    • B60R22/12—Construction of belts or harnesses
    • B60R22/16—Construction of belts or harnesses using belts which become permanently deformed, i.e. one time use

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  • the present invention is concerned with a system for retaining/restraining objects in a vehicle, wherein the system has an energy absorbing mechanism to slow down acceleration of objects in a vehicle, and in particular a retention system for restraining dogs in a vehicle, particularly working dogs.
  • an animal such as a pet or dog, may need to travel in the cabin section of the vehicle with the passengers.
  • objects may be secured using tethers or ropes to prevent movement, however sometimes this may also not be possible or practical, especially for restraining animals, such as pets or dogs, as such a tether or rope would generally be inflexible (rigid/ungiving), which itself could be severely damaging to the object/animal, especially if the vehicle was to come to an abrupt stop.
  • the present invention thus generally aims to provide a new/alternative means for retaining or restraining objects in vehicle compartments, especially objects such as animals, particularly dogs.
  • the present invention provides a system for restraining objects in a vehicle comprising a tether, an energy absorber, attachment means and a harness.
  • An energy absorber as used herein is an item/feature typically used in fall arrest equipment, a category of climbing equipment. Such an energy absorber progressively absorbs the kinetic energy of the user (a climber) to keep impact forces to under a threshold where injury may occur. There are different mechanisms through which energy absorbers reduce the energy exerted on an object/user and/or decrease the velocity of an object/user.
  • a preferred energy absorber may comprise a feature known as webbing, stitched webbing or tear webbing, which may comprise two parallel strips of webbing stitched together along a common edge so they are capable of peeling apart under pressure/load. Such webbing may be contained inside a pouch, where such a pouch may have an opening at each end.
  • the webbing When force is applied to such an energy absorber, the webbing begins to tear, with the progressive tearing of the webbing reducing the deceleration of objects/items.
  • Different stitches can be used and different types of webbing may be used, whereby the fall energy/pressure/velocity may be dissipated through the breaking of stitches.
  • Many examples of such energy absorbers are available, including Absorbica®, which are commonly used in fall arrest for climbers.
  • An energy absorber may alternatively comprise loomed material, having hook and loop fastenings, which could comprise two strips of material (possibly nylon) woven together, and sewn into a lanyard, whereby under pressure the two strips peel apart,
  • Such an energy absorber may comprise a back-up strap if all of the hook and loop material separates when force is exerted on the energy absorber.
  • Further alternative energy absorbers may use webbing elasticity to absorb fall energy - sometimes known as partially oriented yarn. Such an energy absorber may comprise webbing that stretched under load, thus providing deceleration.
  • Other alternative energy absorbers may include a feature having a rope pulled through a plastic sheath or whereby a rope is pulled through a metal guide using friction to absorb energy.
  • the attachment means may be suitable for the system to be attached to a fixed point within a vehicle. Attachment means may be used to attach the energy absorber to the tether, or to the transport harness, or both. Consequently, further embodiments of the system of the first aspect may have multiple attachment means.
  • the tether may further comprise an auto locking length adjuster.
  • the attachment means may be a karabiner, such as a locking karabiner, or a locking metal ring or another suitable means.
  • the tether may be a line, a rope, a cord or other similar means.
  • the transport harness especially for use with an animal, such as a dog, may be a harness of interwoven natural and/or manmade fibres.
  • the transport harness may comprise hook and loop fastenings, buckles or other similar features.
  • the system is generally intended to be attached to a fixed point in a vehicle to restrain/retain an object in such a way that the object may still be able to move in the vehicle, but if the vehicle were to come to an abrupt stop, the subsequent movement and velocity/acceleration of the object in the vehicle would be restricted/controlled.
  • the system may include auto-locking adjustment means, and indeed the system may comprise more than one tether, such as two tethers, wherein one may have auto-locking adjustment means.
  • the system is an animal restraint for use within a vehicle.
  • the animal restraint may be suitable for a medium sized animal such as a dog, although the animal restraint may be suitable for other sizes of animals, for example a horse in a horse box.
  • the system of the first aspect is capable of restraining objects in a vehicle.
  • the harness may be attached to the object via fastening means such as hook and loop fastening or a buckle.
  • the harness may be attached to the tether, which may be a rope, line or a cord, wherein the tether has the energy absorber at some point along the tether (tether comprises/includes the energy absorber) .
  • the system When, in use, the system is activated, due to a sharp or sudden change in velocity of the vehicle, a force is applied to the object and the system, wherein the velocity of the restrained object is controlled/restricted/reduced as a result of the action of the energy absorber, for example through use of a tear-webbing mechanism within the energy absorber of the system.
  • the system comprises an energy absorber capable of withstanding a force of up to 6000 N of force.
  • the present invention provides a method of restraining objects, such as a dog, using the system of the first aspect, wherein the harness is attached/fitted to an object.
  • the harness is connected/linked to the tether comprising the energy absorber.
  • the present invention provides a use of climbing equipment (fall arrest equipment) for restraining objects, such as a dog, in a vehicle.
  • climbing equipment fall arrest equipment
  • Figure 1 is an illustrative representation of the retention system in a non-active state, i.e. where there is no requirement for the energy absorber of the retention system to be engaged.
  • Figure 2 is an illustrative representation of the retention system in an active state, i.e. where the vehicle has come to an abrupt halt, for example in a collision or an emergency stop and the energy absorber is actively engaged to slow the velocity of the loose object to be restrained.
  • Figure 3 is a graph showing the relative force exerted on the retention system when in use. As Figure 3 demonstrates, provided that the attachment points of the system can withstand 6000 N force, the dog will remain restrained by the retention system.
  • the restrained object in the vehicle is a dog (2).
  • the harness (10) attaches to the dog (2), and fastens to the dog (2) by a fastening means, such as buckles, hook and loop fastenings or other means for adjusting straps.
  • the harness (10) connect to an attachment point (4) whereby a tether (6) connects the harness (10) to the energy absorber (8).
  • a separate tether (6) connecting the energy absorber (8) to a fixed point in the vehicle.
  • the retention system remains as described, with no additional forces applied to the energy absorber (8).
  • the enclosed webbing is paid out, progressively extending the webbing as the force is applied to the energy absorber (8), which in turn progressively reduces the velocity of the dog (2) and prevents the dog (2) from continuing to move around the passenger cabin and consequently keeping the passengers in the passenger cabin of the vehicle safe from impact of a large loose object such as a dog (2).
  • the force (N) across the retention system remains at a constant 0 N until the retention system is extended by movement of the object it is restraining, in this example, a dog.
  • the retention system remains constant up until 4500 N force is exerted across the restraint system at which point the energy absorber is activated and begins to pay out the internal webbing to decelerate the velocity of the restrained object.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système pour retenir/maintenir des objets dans un véhicule, le système étant en mesure de ralentir l'accélération d'objets dans un véhicule, et en particulier un système de retenue pour retenir des chiens dans un véhicule, en particulier des chiens de travail.
PCT/IB2022/051374 2021-03-01 2022-02-16 Système de retenue d'objets dans un véhicule WO2022185140A1 (fr)

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US7530334B1 (en) * 2005-04-04 2009-05-12 Dennis Napolitano Shock absorber for attachment to a dog leash
WO2011002963A2 (fr) * 2009-07-02 2011-01-06 Dreamcatcher Patent and Product Development, LLC Dispositif d'amarre à système de déplacement de force
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