Patent ID: 6402239
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A safety device and seat combination for use with a motor vehicle having a roof, comprising:a seat including a seat back having a top portion, wherein the seat and seat back are moveable among various positions; a roller retractor mounted adjacent the top portion of the seat back and including a roller; a protective element having a length wound upon the roller of the roller retractor and a length extracted from the roller retractor, wherein the extracted length of the protective element has one end adapted to be anchored to the roof of the vehicle, and wherein the extracted length and the wound length are variable in dependence on the various positions of the seat back; at least one means for anchoring the end of extracted length of the protective element to the roof of the vehicle; and a locking mechanism for engaging the roller retractor so that no more than a predetermined length of the protective element can be extracted from the roller retractor, wherein the predetermined length is of a sufficient length to enable the end of the extracted length of the protective element to be secured to the means for anchoring.