Vehicular seats including occupant protection apparatus

A vehicle including a cushioning arrangement for protecting an occupant in an impact involving the vehicle, the cushioning arrangement consisting of:

• a frame coupled to the vehicle;
• a deformable cover defining an interior, at least a part of said frame being arranged in said interior of said cover;
• a single fluid-containing bag attached to said frame and surrounded by said cover, said bag being structured and arranged to allow movement of the fluid within said bag to thereby alter the shape of said bag and enable said bag to conform to a portion of an occupant engaging the cushioning arrangement, the cushioning arrangement being arranged to be in contact with the occupant at least during the impact;
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• said bag being the only fluid-containing bag in the interior of said cover;
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• open cell foam arranged in said bag and including channels which facilitate the flow of the fluid within said bag.

A vehicle including a cushioning arrangement for protecting an occupant in an impact involving the vehicle, the cushioning arrangement comprising:

• a frame coupled to the vehicle;
• a deformable cover defining an interior, at least a part of said frame being arranged in said interior of said cover, and
• a fluid-containing bag attached to said frame and occupying the entire interior of said cover aside from said at least a part of said frame, said cover surrounding said bag,
• said cover being elastically deformable in response to changes in pressure in said bag,
• said bag being structured and arranged to allow movement of the fluid within said bag to thereby alter the shape of said bag and enable said bag to conform to a portion of an occupant engaging the cushioning arrangement the cushioning arrangement being arranged to be in contact with the occupant at least during the impact.

A vehicle including a cushioning arrangement for protecting an occupant in an impact involving the vehicle, the cushioning arrangement comprising:

• a frame coupled to the vehicle;
• a single fluid-containing bag attached to said frame, said bag being structured and arranged to allow movement of the fluid within said bag to thereby alter the shape of said bag and enable said bag to conform to a portion of an occupant engaging the cushioning arrangement, the cushioning arrangement being arranged to be in contact with the occupant at least during the impact;
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• a deformable cover substantially surrounding said bag, said cover being elastically deformable in response to changes in pressure in said bag, said cover comprising stretch seams to allow elastic deformation of said cover.

A vehicle including a cushioning arrangement for protecting an occupant in an impact involving the vehicle, the cushioning arrangement comprising:

• a frame coupled to the vehicle;
• a single fluid-containing bag attached to said frame, said bag being structured and arranged to allow movement of the fluid within said bag to thereby alter the shape of said bag and enable said bag to conform to a portion of an occupant engaging the cushioning arrangement, the cushioning arrangement being arranged to be in contact with the occupant at least during the impact;
• and
• open cell foam arranged in said bag, said open cell foam including channels which facilitate the flow of fluid within said bag.