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Vehicle safety system

  • US 6,189,946 B1
  • Filed: 01/22/1999
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A safety system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a chassis;

    a vehicle seat mounted on the chassis for slidable linear movement relative to the chassis, under inertial forces above a pre-selected threshold, said vehicle seat arranged for angular rotation through a gradually growing radius, simultaneously with, and in a direction opposite to, the slidable linear movement of the vehicle seat;

    a seat belt affixed to said vehicle seat; and

    a spring damper system, which provides energy absorption, coupling said seat to the chassis, the spring damper system being capable of undergoing large, substantially plastic deformation.

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