Molded safety seat

A safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to at least one structural member of a vehicle,
• e. a plurality of attachment plates integral to the bottom portion and the back portion of the shell,
• f. the shell comprising an inner layer, an outer layer and a core disposed between the inner and outer layers, and
• g. the plurality of attachment plates being disposed intermediate the inner and the outer layers, the attachment plates securing at least said safety restraint system to the shell.

In combination with a vehicle having a rigid structural frame including at least one structural member within an operating compartment of the vehicle, a safety seat comprising

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to the at least one structural member of the rigid structural frame of the vehicle,
• e. a plurality of attachment plates integral to the bottom portion and the back portion of the shell, the unitary shell being molded intimately with and about the attachment plates for integrating the attachment plates unitarily into the shell, and
• f. the safety restraint system comprising a plurality of restraint straps, each strap being fastened to a corresponding plate of the plurality of attachment plates.

In combination with a vehicle having a rigid structural frame including at least one structural member within an operating compartment of the vehicle a safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to the at least one structural member of the rigid structural frame of the vehicle, and
• e. the shell comprising an inner layer, and outer layer and a core disposed between the inner and outer layers.

A safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to at least one structural member of a vehicle, and
• e. the padding being formed in a shape of a defined occupant of the safety seat such that that padding is customized for each occupant of the safety seat.

A safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to at least one structural member of a vehicle, and
• e. at least one secondary support member attachable to the shell, the at least one secondary support member comprising a rib guard attachable to the back portion of the shell, the rib guard having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface, a flexible, resilient padding being disposed on the seating surface.

A safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to at least one structural member of a vehicle, and
• e. a plurality of attachment plates disposed intermediate inner and outer layers of the shell, the attachment plates securing at least said safety restraint system to the shell.

In combination with a vehicle, a safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to a roll cage within an operating compartment of the vehicle, and
• e. the padding being formed in a shape of a defined occupant of the safety seat such that that padding is customized for the defined occupant.

In combination with a vehicle, a safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface,
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to a roll cage within an operating compartment of the vehicle, and
• e. the at least one secondary support member comprising a rib guard attachable to the back portion of the shell, the rib guard having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface, a flexible, resilient padding being disposed on the seating surface.

In combination with a vehicle, a safety seat comprising:

• a. a unitary molded shell having a bottom portion and a back portion, the bottom and the back portions each having a seating surface and a non-seating surface opposite the seating surface, and
• b. a safety restraint system integral to the shell,
• c. the seating surfaces of the bottom and the back portions of the shell having flexible, resilient padding disposed thereon,
• d. the safety seat being fixedly attachable by a plurality of brackets to at least one structural member of the vehicle, and
• e. a plurality of attachment plates are disposed intermediate inner and outer layers of the shell, the attachment plates securing at least said safety restraint system to the shell.