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Vehicle bulkhead safety system

  • US 5,482,230 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1993
  • Issued: 01/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A safety system for reducing the risk of injury during a survivable crash of a high-speed passenger vehicle, said safety system comprising:

  • at least one bulkhead support base mountable to the vehicle within a passenger compartment;

    a bulkhead panel having a compliant impact surface, mounted to a portion of said bulkhead support base;

    energy absorbing means operatively associated with said bulkhead panel for absorbing the energy of a passenger impacting on said bulkhead panel and thereby minimizing injury to said passenger;

    said bulkhead support base including a recessed cavity within which said energy absorbing means may be mounted, and said bulkhead panel mounted at least partially within said recessed cavity; and

    said bulkhead panel pivotally mounted to said bulkhead support base by means of a hinge secured along an upper edge of said recessed cavity and an upper edge of said bulkhead panel.

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