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Acceleration compensating vehicular seat assembly

  • US 5,707,109 A
  • Filed: 02/02/1996
  • Issued: 01/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicular seat assembly (10) comprising:

  • a seat cushion (12);

    a seat back (14) pivotal about said seat cushion (12);

    two bolsters (18,

         20), with one bolster (18,

         20) secured to each side of said seat back (14);

    primary adjustment means (22) for adjusting each of said bolsters (18,

         20) relative to said seat back (14) to provide support to an occupant, andsecondary adjustment means (24) disposed adjacent said primary adjustment means (22) for adjusting each of said bolsters (18,

         20) to provide additional support to the occupant independent of said primary adjustment means (22) when said vehicular seat assembly (10) receives forces of lateral acceleration (36,

         38) above a predetermined threshold.

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