SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH INFLATABLE PELVIS RESTRAINT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A safety restraint system in combination with a vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat including a frame, a seat back, and a seat cushion supported on the frame; and
an inflatable pelvis restraint device including a flexible member extending laterally across the seat cushion and having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends attached to the frame, the flexible member includes at least a portion that is inflatable for increasing a height of the seat proximate a forward edge of the seat.
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Abstract
A safety restraint system for a vehicle seat having a seat back, a seat cushion and a frame includes an inflatable pelvis restraint device having a flexible member extending laterally across the seat cushion and having a first end and a second end. The flexible member includes at least a portion that is inflatable for increasing a height of the seat proximate a forward edge of the seat. In one embodiment, both the first and second ends are attached to the frame. In another embodiment, the safety restraint system includes a continuous webbing that defines a pelvis restraint portion, a lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion. The lap belt portion, the shoulder belt portion, or both may be additionally inflatable.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety restraint system in combination with a vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat including a frame, a seat back, and a seat cushion supported on the frame; and an inflatable pelvis restraint device including a flexible member extending laterally across the seat cushion and having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends attached to the frame, the flexible member includes at least a portion that is inflatable for increasing a height of the seat proximate a forward edge of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A safety restraint system in combination with a vehicle seat comprising:
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a seat including a frame, a seat back and a seat cushion supported on the frame; a continuous webbing including a first end and a second end; a first bracket securing the first end to the frame proximate a first lateral side of the seat; at least one additional bracket slidably retaining a portion of the continuous webbing to the frame proximate a second lateral side of the vehicle seat; a tongue carried by the continuous webbing; a buckle for receiving the tongue, the buckle disposed proximate the first lateral side of the seat; the continuous webbing defining a pelvis restraint portion between the first and second brackets, a lap belt portion between the second bracket and the tongue and a shoulder belt portion between the tongue and the second end, the pelvis restraint portion being inflatable. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A safety restraint device for a seat having a seat back, a frame and a seat cushion, the safety restraint device comprising:
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a continuous webbing defining a pelvis restraint portion, a lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion; the pelvis restraint portion being inflatable and adapted to extend across the seat cushion between a first lateral side of the seat and a second lateral side of the seat; the lap belt portion adapted to be positioned above the seat cushion and extend across the seat from the second lateral side to the first lateral side; and the shoulder belt portion adapted to extend from the first lateral side to the second lateral side. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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