Automatic Cushion Restrain

Series

Series Name

Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

116

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Automatic Cushion Restrain
2. 2Coffee Cattle Food
3. 3Matrix Fibres

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: An alternative to safety belts in cars. A pad springs loosely into position in front of the occupant when the ignition is switched on, and locks to protect him if there’s a sudden acceleration.

Keywords

Science and technology; Safety devices; Motor vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/116

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

Series held

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