Car seat
First Claim
1. A car seat for an occupant, comprising:
- a) a unitary inner seat having a seat portion and a back portion continuous with said seat portion thereby preventing relative rotation between said back portion and said seat portion;
b) an outer protective shell having a front wall, a back wall, and opposing side walls extending around and protecting said inner seat, said outer protective shell configured to be connected to a vehicle; and
c) a suspension system coupling and permitting relative movement between said inner seat and said outer protective shell, said suspension system suspending said inner seat substantially within said outer protective shell between the walls thereof, wherein said suspension system includes a plurality of flexible and deformable webs connecting said inner seat to said outer protective shell.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a car seat include an outer protective shell, an inner seat, a suspension system connecting and permitting relative movement between the inner seat and the outer protective shell. The suspension system may include a plurality of deformable webs. Also, at least one padding element may be in contact with and interposed between the outer protective shell and the inner seat. In an accident, regardless of the direction in which the seat is facing and regardless of whether the result is a sudden acceleration and/or deceleration, the inner seat will move inside the frame, and the suspension system will absorb some, much, or all of the energy either by elastic or plastic deformation. Energy not absorbed by the suspension system may be absorbed by the inner seat itself and/or an anchor system used to connect the car seat to a vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A car seat for an occupant, comprising:
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a) a unitary inner seat having a seat portion and a back portion continuous with said seat portion thereby preventing relative rotation between said back portion and said seat portion; b) an outer protective shell having a front wall, a back wall, and opposing side walls extending around and protecting said inner seat, said outer protective shell configured to be connected to a vehicle; and c) a suspension system coupling and permitting relative movement between said inner seat and said outer protective shell, said suspension system suspending said inner seat substantially within said outer protective shell between the walls thereof, wherein said suspension system includes a plurality of flexible and deformable webs connecting said inner seat to said outer protective shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A car seat for an occupant, comprising:
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a) a unitary inner seat having a seat portion and a back portion continuous with said seat portion thereby preventing relative rotation between said back portion and said seat portion; b) an outer protective shell having a front wall, a back wall, and opposing side walls extending around and protecting said inner seat, said outer protective shell configured to be connected to a vehicle; and c) a suspension system coupling and permitting relative movement between said inner seat and said outer protective shell, said suspension system suspending said inner seat substantially within said outer protective shell between said front wall, back wall, and opposing side walls thereof, wherein said suspension system includes at least one flexible and deformable web member connected between said inner seat and said opposing side walls of said outer protective shell, at least one flexible and deformable member connected between said inner seat and said front wall of said outer protective shell, and at least one flexible and deformable member connected between said inner seat and said back wall of said outer protective shell. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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