VEHICLE SEATING

• US 3,845,987 A
• Filed: 07/16/1973
• Issued: 11/05/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gordon Dennis Bashford
• Original Assignee: Gordon Dennis Bashford
• Inventors: Bashford, Gordon Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): McCall, James T.
• Application Number:
  US05/379,827
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 297/346,216,385,386,387 280/15SB 248/394,395,396,397,398,393,424
• US Class Current: 297/468
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/26 secured to the seat

Abstract

A vehicle seat has a rigid member attached to its frame. The member serves to slidably locate the seat in the vehicle as well as providing an anchorage point for a seat belt. The seat can thereby be freely moved relative to the vehicle without movement of the seat belt relative to the seat. The rigid member is deflectable on the vehicle striking an object to engage with a part of the vehicle so that the seat belt anchorage is limited against excessive movement.

Claims

1. A vehicle having a seat mounted on a runner including a channel portion and receiver means, said runner being attached to said vehicle, said vehicle comprising:

i. a frame structure for said seat;

ii. a rigid member mounted on the frame structure;

iii. a seat belt anchorage attached to the rigid member; and

iv. a slider mounted on the rigid member for slidable engagement with the runner;

the slider including a deformable component adapted, when a load in excess of a predetermined load is applied to the anchorage, to deform so that the rigid member is deflected, relative to the channel portion sufficiently to cause engagement between the rigid member and the receiver portion, thereby limiting further deflection of the rigid member relative to the channel portion.

2. A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein the receiver means includes a component defining a slot oriented in the direction of movement of the slider, the end of the rigid member normally being a clearance fit in the slot except when the rigid member engages the receiver portion.

3. A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein the deformable component is of plastics material and incorporates a webbed portion whereat the component is caused to deform.

4. A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seat incorporates engagement means whereby the seat can be located at any one of a plurality of positions along the runner.

5. A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 incorporating a seat belt having one end attached to the seat belt anchorage and the other end or ends attached to the vehicle.

6. A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 incorporating a seat belt having one end attached to the seat belt anchorage and the other end or ends attached to another part of the rigid member.