Apparatus for counteracting whiplash injuries
US5833312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/888
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protection apparatus is mounted in the seat of newly made or available vehicles of any kind for preventing or reducing so-called whiplash injuries when a person in the vehicle is thrown rearwardly in case the vehicle is run into from behind, or as a reaction of a violent movement forwardly in case of a crash with an object in front. The apparatus includes an activation device (4) for a protection apparatus mounted in the seat back (3) of the vehicle seat (2), which activation device is connected to a neck support (9) or to an equivalent, and which upon actuation of the protection apparatus forms a forwardly and preferably also upwardly expelled catcher canvas (10) for the upper part of the back, the neck and the head of the person in the vehicle seat.
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