Restraint for a vehicle seat and seat belt
US3957304A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/544
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Vehicle seat assemblies, including seats and their suspensions that are to be mounted to rigid structure of vehicles, have restraint ties completely contained within the assemblies. The ties restrict the amount of upward and forward movement of the seats when they and their occupants are subject to abnormal forces when the vehicles roll over or are involved in other accidents. Each restraint tie is made from strong, flexible material such as wire rope; one end of a tie is connected to one frame of an assembly at the top of its suspension, and the other end is connected to another frame at the bottom of the suspension. The latter frame may be the movable member of a rugged fore-and-aft adjusting mechanism. In addition, pelvic restraint belts are connected to a frame at the top of the suspension.
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