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US4236751A
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Vehicle safety seat bottom
Assignee: Recaro GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1978-08-15
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Granted: 1980-12-02
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Expires: 1998-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A safety seat bottom for a vehicle is disclosed. The seat bottom comprises a seat bottom upholstery support or frame upon which is arranged seat bottom upholstery. A shaped, transversely arranged support body is secured to the upper side of the upholstery support and projects upwardly beneath the seat bottom upholstery for preventing the seat user from sliding forwardly along the seat bottom during an accident.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Strien
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:34
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/18; A47C7/20; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/68; B60N2/686
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In a vehicle seat having a bottom upholstery support and a seat bottom upholstery arranged on said bottom upholstery support upon which a seat user is adapted to sit, the improvement comprising: support means secured transversely of said bottom upholstery support and projecting upwardly therefrom beneath said seat bottom upholstery, for preventing the user from sliding forwardly on the seat bottom when the vehicle is sharply decelerated; wherein said bottom upholstery support includes front and rear halves, said support body means being arranged substantially centrally of said front half; said support means having substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces, said forwardly facing surface being spaced from the front edge of the base of the bottom upholstery support; and said bottom upholstery support further includes a step over which said support body means is secured and from which said support body means projects.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In a vehicle seat having a bottom upholstery support and a seat bottom upholstery arranged on said bottom upholstery support upon which a seat user is adapted to sit, the improvement comprising: support means secured transversely of said bottom upholstery support and projecting upwardly therefrom beneath said seat bottom upholstery, for preventing the user from sliding forwardly on the seat bottom when the vehicle is sharply decelerated; wherein said bottom upholstery support includes front and rear halves, said support body means being arranged substantially centrally of said front half; said support means having substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces, said forwardly facing surface being spaced from the front edge of the base of the bottom upholstery support; and said bottom upholstery support further includes a step over which said support body means is secured and from which said support body means projects.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said support body means comprises a hollow sheet metal element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said support body means is integrally formed with said upholstery support.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said support body means is filled with a shock-absorbing material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a vehicle seat having a bottom upholstery support and a seat bottom upholstery arranged on said bottom upholstery support upon which a seat user is adapted to sit, the improvement comprising: support means secured transversely of said bottom upholstery support and projecting upwardly therefrom beneath said seat bottom upholstery, for preventing the user from sliding forwardly on the seat bottom when the vehicle is sharply decelerated; wherein said bottom upholstery support includes front and rear halves, said support body means being arranged substantially centrally of said front half; said body support means includes an irreversibly deformable means for absorbing energy and said body support means has substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces, said forwardly facing surface being spaced from the front edge of the base of the bottom upholstery support; and said body support means further includes an upper surface which is downwardly inclined toward the rear of said bottom upholstery support and which connects said substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a vehicle seat having a bottom upholstery support and a seat bottom upholstery arranged on said bottom upholstery support upon which a seat user is adapted to sit, the improvement comprising: support means secured transversely of said bottom upholstery support and projecting upwardly therefrom beneath said seat bottom upholstery, for preventing the user from sliding forwardly on the seat bottom when the vehicle is sharply decelerated; wherein said bottom upholstery support includes front and rear halves, said support body means being arranged substantially centrally of said front half; said body support means includes an irreversibly deformable means for absorbing energy and said body support means has substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces, said forwardly facing surface being spaced from the front edge of the base of the bottom upholstery support; and said body support means further includes an upper surface which is downwardly inclined toward the rear of said bottom upholstery support and which connects said substantially vertically oriented forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement according to claim 5, wherein said support body means comprises a hollow sheet metal element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement according to claim 5, wherein said support body means is integrally formed with said upholstery support.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement according to claim 5, wherein said support body means is filled with a shock-absorbing material.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-12-02 | 1984-06-02 | 1984-12-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-12-02 | 1988-06-02 | 1988-12-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-12-02 | 1992-06-02 | 1992-12-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |