Vehicle restraint system with slidable seat
US6328379A · kind A · utility
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15Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/42754
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle seat having a back portion bent or deformed forwardly when impacted from the rear by a passenger. A horizontally movable seat platform is slidably mounted to the seat frame and has lap belts secured thereto. The seat platform is normally held in an aft position by fastening devices which break under forward passenger force applied through the lap belts to the movable platform during a crash. The movable platform includes a plurality of sleeves affixed thereto which are slidably mounted to the main frame of the seat.
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