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COMPARATIVE
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Contacting other properties to find out their
experiences with various restraint systems.
Contacting manufacturers to obtain
systems to test.
Installing and testing four different
restraint systems.
Compiling results from
questionnaires.
Results of the
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Contacting manufacturers to obtain systems to test.
As a result of the telephone survey, the manufacturers of the three
most commonly used systems were contacted. Each manufacturer supplied with a
complete restraint system for testing purposes at no cost.
Each system
complied with and has been approved by the State of Minnesota, Department of
Public Safety. Additionally, all devices meet applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS).
Each securement system utilized four
adjustable securement strap assemblies which attached to the structural frame of
the mobility aid at four separate points: two strap assemblies for attachment to
the front of the mobility aid, and two strap assemblies for attachment to the
rear of the mobility aid. Each securement system provided a Type-2 , three point
occupant restraint system consisting of a lap (pelvic belt and a shoulder (upper
torso) belt. Each system was equipped with a single-point push-button
"quick-disconnect" for the lap belt and the lower end of the shoulder belt. Each
wheelchair securement device provided a means of removing the slack from the
device either a cam-buckle or a over center buckle assembly. Each system
required the use of a track (floor plate) and "positive locking" Anchoring
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