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Seat cushion restraint system

  • US 5,695,242 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1996
  • Issued: 12/09/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A seat cushion restraint system comprising a vehicle seat for the driver of a vehicle located behind a steering wheel and having a seat cushion and a backrest, an airbag for elevating only the front part of the seat cushion, and a means of sensing a crash of a vehicle, the seat cushion extending substantially horizontally, the means of sensing a crash communicating with the airbag, the airbag being activated when the means of sensing a crash senses a crash of a selected severity thereby elevating only the front part of the seat cushion while a rear part of the seat cushion continues to extend substantially horizontally and is not elevated or lowered and the airbag when inflated has a central portion bordered by a pair of lateral marginal portions, the central portion of the airbag having a greater height than the lateral marginal portions such that a portion of the front part of the seat cushion is elevated to a height which is greater than the rest of the front part of the seat cushion such that the inflating airbag forces the driver'"'"'s legs apart to decrease the interaction between the driver'"'"'s legs and the steering wheel.

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