Patent ID: 7159923
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A61G,B60N,B60R,B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a vehicle having substantially massive components, and having at least one fixed body member connected with substantial rigidity to substantially all of the substantially massive components of said vehicle, a vehicle structure supporting an occupant, said vehicle structure having an operating position attained during normal operating conditions, an extended position attained at the time of occupant access to the vehicle structure and at least one safe position attained during transient accelerations of said vehicle to protect said occupant, said vehicle structure having a means to divert the change in energy of the vehicle during transient accelerations of said vehicle to be absorbed by said vehicle through the at least one fixed body member while releasing the occupants in said vehicle structure each having mass, weight, left and right sides, a back and a bottom, to slidably move substantially independently of said vehicle, in a predetermined controlled fashion in directions away from said accelerations to said at least one safe position, in order to increase the support area of said occupants and reduce the peak acceleration of said occupant, thereby reducing injury to such occupants.