Patent ID: 6550858
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An extricable seat assembly attachable to a cockpit of a vehicle for a driver of the vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:a bottom portion to support the lower torso and legs of the driver, the bottom portion having a hingedly connectable upper edge; a back portion to support the spinal column of the driver, the back portion having a lower edge hingedly and detachably connected to the upper edge of the bottom portion, the back portion having hingedly connectable left and right edges; a left portion to support the left paraspinal area of the driver, the left portion having a lower edge hingedly and detachably connected to the upper edge of the bottom portion and a right edge hingedly and detachably connected to the left edge of the back portion; and a right portion to support the right paraspinal area of the driver, the right portion having a lower edge hingedly and detachably connected to the upper edge of the bottom portion and a left edge hingedly and detachably connected to the right edge of the back portion, thereby, in an event of an impact, allowing an outstretched position of the driver such that the driver rests substantially coplanar with a support for post-extrication handling of the driver and allowing removal of portions of the seat assembly.