Apparatus for preventing whiplash
CA 2092096 C · Owner: Gualtier, Quentin E. · Inventors: Gualtier, Quentin E.; Dellanno, Ronald P.
Overview
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An apparatus for preventing whiplash related injuries has a support member (14) adjustably supported within the seat (12) of a vehicle, and adapted to be moved upwardly or downwardly relative to a passenger in the seat. A frame (16) is supported on the support member and located behind the cranium and cervical spine of the passenger. A layer of resilient material (18) is supported on the frame (16), and defines a supporting surface (20). The supporting surface defines a contour that corresponds to the posterior contour of the passenger's cranium and cervical spine. The supporting surface is therefore adapted to simultaneously decelerate the cranium and cervical spine during a vehicle …
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- Filed September 19, 1991 and granted August 31, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 19, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 19, 2013.
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