Thinking Beyond Safety.
Since Q'Straint was established, we have focused on developing and introducing the world's highest quality and most effective wheelchair passenger securement systems. That commitment to innovation has earned Q'Straint the reputation as the industry's standard-setting leader.
Product "Firsts"
Q'Straint was the first in our industry to develop and/or introduce:
- Fully integrated 4-point wheelchair and passenger securement system
- Compartmentalized "pocket" floor anchorage
- Self-tensioning, self-locking wheelchair securement retractor
- Integrated pin connector design for all lap & shoulder belts
- Knobless wheelchair securement retractor (QRT)
- Positive Lock Indicator (PLI) on track fittings
- J-hook attachment for wheelchair securements
- 3 and 4 stud track fittings
- Double plunger track fittings
- Double seat fitting
- Removable cover for docking systems
Industry "Firsts"
- First North American company to focus exclusively on wheelchair passenger securements
- First to apply the reliable sled test, commonly used to test automobile safety belts, to wheelchair passenger securement systems
- First to recommend forward facing wheelchair securement
- First to participate with NHTSA in the development of ADA regulations for wheelchair passenger securement
- First to introduce serialized belts and kits for wheelchair securements
- First and only securement company in the industry to earn ISO 9000 registration
- First to develop comprehensive training package
- First to offer national training seminars in North America
Our Product Development team helps us achieve these "firsts" by using the latest in development technologies and techniques to develop solutions that are easy-to-use and maximize safety, including:
- Customer and user/operator focus groups
- Finte Element Analysis (FEA)
- Computer simulation software
- Rapid prototyping equipment
