Integral inflatable occupant restraint system

A child safety seat incorporating an airbag for protecting an occupant of said child safety seat, comprising:

• a child seat;
• a restraint secured to said child seat;
• biasing means joining said restraint to said child seat for allowing said restraint to move fore and aft with respect to said child seat in response to an impact situation to absorb impact energy;
• and
• an airbag housed in said restraint and deployable therefrom.

A child safety seat incorporating an airbag for protecting an occupant of said child safety seat, comprising:

• a child seat;
• a restraint secured to said child seat, said restraint including a first bar connected to a first child seat structural member at a first end by a first articulable joint, and a second bar connected to a second child seat structural member at a second articulable joint, a second end of said first bar and a second end of said second bar joined at a third articulable joint, each said first and second bar having a first portion and a second portion with a spring therebetween allowing said first portion to move longitudinally with respect to said second portion;
• and
• an airbag housed in said restraint and deployable therefrom.

A child safety seat incorporating an airbag for protecting an occupant of said child safety seat, comprising:

• a child seat;
• a restraint connected by at least one shear pin to said child seat, said at least one shear pin breakable at a predetermined force level to separate said restraint from said child seat in a controlled manner;
• and
• an airbag housed in said restraint and deployable therefrom.

A child safety seat incorporating an airbag for protecting an occupant of said child safety seat, comprising:

• a child seat;
• a restraint secured to said child seat;
• an airbag housed in said restraint and deployable therefrom;
• and
• a first child seat structural member on a first side of said child seat and a second child seat structural member on a second side of said child seat, said restraint further including a first bar connected to said first child seat structural member at a first end by a first joint and a second bar connected to said second child seat structural member at a second joint, a second end of said first bar and a second end of said second bar joined at a third joint so as to enclose said occupant within said child seat.