Vehicle safety seat system
AssigneeThe Penn State Research Foundation
InventorAlan E. Cantor
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Abstract
A vehicle safety seat system for protecting an occupant of the vehicle safety seat from injury. The safety seat system includes a ramped metal seat bottom having a ramp angle that prevents sub-marining of an occupant during a frontal impact. A first foam layer is disposed immediately over the ramped metal seat bottom and supported by the ramped metal seat bottom. The first foam layer has a rate sensitive compression characteristic. A second foam layer is disposed over the first foam layer. The second foam layer imparts comfort to the occupant during operation of the vehicle.
Claims6
A vehicle safety seat system for protecting an occupant of said vehicle safety seat system from injury, comprising:
- a ramped metal seat bottom having a ramp angle that prevents sub-marining of an occupant during a frontal collision;
- a first foam layer disposed immediately over said ramped metal seat bottom and supported by said ramped metal seat bottom, said first foam layer having a rate sensitive compression characteristic;
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- a second foam layer disposed over said first foam layer, said second foam layer having a characteristic that imparts comfort to the occupant during operation of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.