Seat and occupant restraint system

A seat restraint system mountable to a vehicle floor comprising:

• a seat frame and seat and having a mounting point;
• vehicle suspension seat means connected to said seat frame and seat and for mounting to a vehicle floor operable to allow said seat frame and seat to move to and from the vehicle floor;
• belt means mounted to said seat frame and seat and operable to restrain an occupant on said seat;
• a fluid cylinder mountable adjacent said seat frame and seat and having a cylinder axis;
• a piston oriented within said fluid cylinder;
• a displacement member having a first end and a second end and at least one flexible portion therebetween, wherein said first end is connected to said mounting point on said seat frame and seat, wherein a tension axis is defined intersecting said mounting point and extending along at least a portion of said displacement member, and wherein said second end is coupled to said piston;
• wherein said flexible portion of said displacement member is bent so that the intersection of said tension axis and said cylinder axis forms an angle between 0 and 180 degrees;
• and,
• wherein upon crash fluid pressure is applied to said fluid cylinder, moving said piston and said displacement member to move said seat frame and seat toward the vehicle floor.

A seat restraint system adapted to mount to the floor of a vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle suspension seat including a seat and a seat frame adapted to mount atop a floor and movable to and from the floor;
• a suspension device connected to said seat frame;
• a sensor for mounting to the vehicle to detect a crash;
• a belt connected to said suspension seat to restrain an occupant thereon;
• and,
• a seat retractor connected to said suspension seat and operably connected to said sensor to move said suspension seat in its entirety toward said floor upon said sensor detecting a crash, wherein said seat retractor includes a displacement member having at least one flexible portion.

A seat restraint system adapted to mount to the floor of a vehicle comprising:

• a seat adapted to mount atop a floor;
• suspension structure connected to said seat operable to move said seat to and from the floor;
• a sensor for mounting to the vehicle to detect the crash of the vehicle;
• a belt for mounting to the vehicle to restrain an occupant upon the seat;
• and,
• a retractor mechanism including a displacement member having a flexible portion connected to said seat, to said belt and to said sensor, wherein said retractor mechanism once said sensor detects the crash of the vehicle will move said seat to the floor and tighten said belt.