Vehicle safety seat
First Claim
1. A safety seat for a vehicle comprising a frame, a back portion mounted for pivotal movement relative to the frame so as to be movable forwardly by knee pressure of a rearwardly seated occupant due to the force exerted by said occupant'"'"'s knees when a pre-determined vehicle deceleration is exceeded, and a flap pivotally mounted on the frame and engaging with the back portion so that, when said pre-determined vehicle deceleration is exceeded and said back portion is pivoted forwardly said flap portion is deployed so as to confront the part of said occupant'"'"'s torso above the lap.
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Accused Products
Abstract
In a safety seat installation in a vehicle such as a bus or coach, where the seat is one of a longitudinal row of similar forward facing seats, the back is constructed in two portions 4 and 5 which are pivotally mounted at 3 and 6 respectively. In the event of sudden deceleration, for example in an accident, the rearwardly seated occupant'"'"'s knees push the bottom of the lower seat back portion 4 forwards so that the top of this portion pushes the upper seat back portion 5 backwards into a position to restrain the rearwardly seated occupant'"'"'s torso.
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4 Claims
- 1. A safety seat for a vehicle comprising a frame, a back portion mounted for pivotal movement relative to the frame so as to be movable forwardly by knee pressure of a rearwardly seated occupant due to the force exerted by said occupant'"'"'s knees when a pre-determined vehicle deceleration is exceeded, and a flap pivotally mounted on the frame and engaging with the back portion so that, when said pre-determined vehicle deceleration is exceeded and said back portion is pivoted forwardly said flap portion is deployed so as to confront the part of said occupant'"'"'s torso above the lap.
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