Vehicle safety seat
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1. A vehicle safety seat comprising:
- a suspension seat including an occupant seat coupled to a seat base, the seat base attachable to a support surface of a motor vehicle via a number of seat base attachment members,a sensor module mounted to the seat base, the sensor module including a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal upon detection of at least one of a vehicle roll over event and a vehicle impact event,at least one electrical wire electrically connectable to the sensor, wherein electrical connection between the at least one electrical wire and the sensor is required for operation of the sensor,a seat base removal safety mechanism that requires electrical disconnection of, or that causes electrical disconnection of, the at least one electrical wire from the sensor before all of the number of seat base attachment members the seat base can be accessed to completely detach the seat base from the support surface of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety seat may comprise, among other things, a vehicle seat having a seat base configured to be mounted to a support surface of a motor vehicle, and a roll sensor mounted to the seat base. The vehicle seat may be a suspension seat. The vehicle seat may have other sensors, event detection systems or the like mounted thereto. The vehicle seat may include a number of vehicle/occupant safety mechanisms integral therewith.
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1. A vehicle safety seat comprising:
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a suspension seat including an occupant seat coupled to a seat base, the seat base attachable to a support surface of a motor vehicle via a number of seat base attachment members, a sensor module mounted to the seat base, the sensor module including a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal upon detection of at least one of a vehicle roll over event and a vehicle impact event, at least one electrical wire electrically connectable to the sensor, wherein electrical connection between the at least one electrical wire and the sensor is required for operation of the sensor, a seat base removal safety mechanism that requires electrical disconnection of, or that causes electrical disconnection of, the at least one electrical wire from the sensor before all of the number of seat base attachment members the seat base can be accessed to completely detach the seat base from the support surface of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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