Patent ID: 8348337
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A safety seat comprising: a base; and a rigid seat shell including a bottom and a back, wherein the seat shell is connected proximate the bottom of the seat shell to the base by a pivot mechanism comprising a pivot axis at a connection between the seat shell and the base, wherein the seat shell is pivotable relative to the base about the axis between the base and the seat shell, and wherein the axis remains fixed relative to the seat shell and the base; wherein the axis is disposed proximate an end of the bottom of the seat shell opposite an end of the bottom that is proximate the back of the seat shell, and the axis is disposed at an end of the base opposite an end of the base that is proximate the back of the seat shell; wherein the base and seat shell define a cavity disposed there between; and wherein the seat shell bottom is configured to rotate about the axis and advance into the cavity during a frontal impact of a vehicle in which the safety seat is installed in a vehicle seat with the back of the safety seat proximate a back of the vehicle seat.