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

Claim 0:
1. A method to provide thoracic region support for an occupant of a vehicle seat, comprising:
creating 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;
fixedly coupling a first tether first connector and a second tether first connector 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 to a second one of the vehicle seat back opposed seat frame members;
positioning a seat back foam member together with the tether assembly between a thoracic region of an occupant of the vehicle seat and individual ones of a seatbelt retractor and a tether retractor;
connecting a headrest to the seat back having a first headrest post and a second headrest post allowing upward and downward motion of the headrest;
positioning the headrest, the first headrest post and the second headrest post rearward of the tether assembly;
fixing the first tether to the third tether using a first connecting end of the third tether, and
coupling the second tether to the third tether using a second connecting end of the third tether.