SAFETY INTEGRATED SEATING SYSTEMS
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1. A safety integrated seating system (SISS), comprising:
- a lap belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two portions of a lap belt upon detection of an event; and
a shoulder belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two shoulder belts upon detection of the event.
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Abstract
A safety integrated seating system (SISS) is disclosed and includes a lap belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two portions of a lap belt upon detection of an event and a shoulder belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two shoulder belts upon detection of the event.
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1. A safety integrated seating system (SISS), comprising:
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a lap belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two portions of a lap belt upon detection of an event; and a shoulder belt pretensioner component that simultaneously cinches two shoulder belts upon detection of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A safety integrated seating system (SISS), comprising:
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a pretensioning system to pretension a seat belt harness upon a detection of an event; a sensing subsystem that detects the event and activates the pretensioning system; a sensor component that senses seat occupancy/seat belt status; a monitoring component that monitors the sensor component to determine seat occupancy/seat belt status; and a notification component that alerts of a disengaged safety belt state when the occupant is seated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of pretensioning a seat belt harness comprising:
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detecting an event via a lap belt sensor and/or a shoulder belt sensor; determining if a lap belt pretensioner and/or a shoulder belt pretensioner should be activated; and activating the lap belt pretensioner thereby simultaneously tightening a pair of lap straps and/or the shoulder belt pretensioner thereby simultaneously tightening a pair of shoulder straps. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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