Patent ID: 6626259
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A safety seat for protecting the occupant of a vehicle, comprising:(a) a unitary shell (2) adapted for connection with the body (30) of a vehicle, said shell including: (1) means defining a foot area (4); (2) means defining a seat area (3); and (3) means defining a backrest area (1); (4) each of said area defining means being integral with said shell; (5) said shell being connected for displacement as a unit relative to the vehicle body; (6) said foot area defining means comprising a box-shaped structure (12) including: (a) a pair of parallel spaced vertical side walls (5); (b) a generally horizontal bottom wall (7) connected between said sidewalls and extending beneath said foot area; and (c) a generally horizontal cover wall (8) connected between said side walls in spaced relation above said bottom wall.