Patent ID: 11865957
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. A thoracic region support for an occupant of a vehicle seat, comprising:
a tether assembly having a first tether oriented substantially parallel to a second tether, and a third tether vertically positioned between the first tether and the second tether fixedly coupling the first tether to the second tether;
a first tether first connector and a second tether first connector coupled to a first one of a vehicle seat back opposed seat frame members, and a first tether second connector and a second tether second connector coupled to a second one of the vehicle seat back opposed seat frame members;
a seat back foam member together with the tether assembly disposed between a thoracic region of an occupant of the vehicle seat and individual ones of a seatbelt retractor and a tether retractor;
a headrest connected to the seat back having a first headrest post and a second headrest post allowing upward and downward motion of the headrest, wherein the headrest, the first headrest post and the second headrest post are disposed rearward of the tether assembly,
wherein the first tether is connected to the third tether using a first connecting distal end of the third tether, and the second tether is connected to the third tether using a second connecting distal end of the third tether.