Patent ID: 8419127
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A crew seat for use in vehicles and aircraft potentially exposed to high acceleration or sudden impact conditions, comprising: a seat back with a rigid frame; a belt restraint system including a shoulder belt attached to an anchor point behind the seat back; and a shoulder belt support extending from the seat back, comprising an elongated portion disposed between a fixed end attached to the seat back and a free end with a guide slot, the shoulder belt support moveable between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation in response to a pulling force produced by a seated occupant cinching down and latching the shoulder belt, wherein the elongated portion of the shoulder belt support is flexible, and wherein the shoulder belt extends up from the anchor point, behind the elongated portion of the shoulder belt support, and through the guide slot to the front of the shoulder belt support.