Cushion restraint

Post by **Louey** » 22 Apr 2006, 22:51

Anyone know if you can buy the white restraints as shown in this photo?? Need to sort out my rear cushion so it the bench can be used safely for transporting people

or does anyone have a better solution/DIY solution???

Post by **lovsin** » 22 Apr 2006, 23:29

you can get loads of handles from b & q. i screwed thought the bench from underneath in to some handles. there are some plastic ones that lok very similar. white aswell. i put three on it and my cushions are fine.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 23 Apr 2006, 19:02

in the case of accident those handles wont stop the cussion sliding forward. I have seen commercial converters using velcro to attatch to wooden bed base.

Post by **missusjen** » 23 Apr 2006, 22:54

Hacksawbob wrote:in the case of accident those handles wont stop the cussion sliding forward. I have seen commercial converters using velcro to attatch to wooden bed base.

I disagree - the weight of the body on the cushion means it'll be held by those Devon bed bent u shaped handle thingies......lots of conversions have them in metal or wooden lath, not so many have velcro, they had some safety standards, even then.....

Post by **Louey** » 23 Apr 2006, 23:29

I may use both then

Post by **plurker** » 24 Apr 2006, 14:07

Post by **Mocki** » 24 Apr 2006, 14:50

mine has ( well did have) velcro ( i took it off, its a pain in the bum?) and Mr Leisuredrive thought that was ok...........

the devon ones do work, but are bliddy always in the way imo

Post by **Flibbertigibbet** » 24 Apr 2006, 17:55

mocki wrote:mine has ( well did have) velcro ( i took it off, its a pain in the bum?)

the velcro was meant to face downwards ........

Post by **mrsscoobydrew** » 24 Apr 2006, 18:01

Ours had straps on the bottom side of the cushion attached one end and lose the other, the lose end had those silver studs in and then the other part of the stud was screwed to the wood base, worked very well.

Post by **thewibbit** » 24 Apr 2006, 20:15

Louey... have you got lap belts in the back? I have a devon with those handles and have always assumed that the weight of the person strapped in would keep it all together in an accident. I don't beleive either the handles or velcro are any use without belts.

Post by **Louey** » 24 Apr 2006, 20:46

i've got a lap belt in the middle and inertia 3 points on each side

this is mine

pic taken before belts installed - or they are tucked away

Post by **Flibbertigibbet** » 24 Apr 2006, 21:41

Louey wrote:
pic taken before belts installed - or they are tucked away

Or invisable

Post by **Ivor Brownun** » 24 Apr 2006, 22:52

or cleverly made out of the same material as the seats, so as to be cunningly camouflaged.

Post by **missusjen** » 24 Apr 2006, 22:55

Ivor Brownun wrote:or cleverly made out of the same material as the seats, so as to be cunningly camouflaged.

In the event of an accident where the rear cushion is unrestrained, yet the body is - the body will be garotted by it's own seatbelt as the a*** flies forward quicker than the rest of the torso........

Seatbelts AND cushion restraints......it's the way forward.......or not, in the event of an accident.....