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Vehicle seat

  • US 6,334,643 B1
  • Filed: 01/30/2001
  • Issued: 01/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:

  • a support structure;

    a squab above the support structure with a rear part and a forward part;

    a back-rest extending substantially upwardly from the rear part of the squab;

    means for pivotally connecting the rear part of the squab to the support structure, wherein the means for pivotally connecting permits rearward tilting of the back-rest of the seat with a simultaneous upward tilting of the squab of the seat;

    means for absorbing kinetic energy to absorb kinetic energy located beneath the squab of the seat and having at least two ends; and

    a pivotal linkage connected to one end of the means for absorbing kinetic energy extending between the support structure and the forward part of the squab of the seat.

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