ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,054, issued on Oct. 27.
"Two person vehicle safety restraint" was invented by Christopher J. Henderson (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle safety restraint provides a harness for two persons, seated inline, as upon a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, personal watercraft and the like. The harness has a forward portion, generally worn by the operator, and a rearward portion, generally worn by the passenger. The forward and rearward portions are connected by horizontally positioned straps and have vertically positioned straps for securing each portion over the torso and shoulders and away from the necks of the...