Patent ID: 7537261

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a roof and a floor; a seat assembly having a lower seat portion and a seatback portion operatively connected to the lower seat portion, said seat assembly being mounted with respect to the floor and being selectively movable from a first position to a second position in which the seat assembly is farther from the roof than in the first position; at least one actuator being operatively connected to the seat assembly and being selectively activatable to cause the seat assembly to move from the first position to the second position; a rollover detection system operatively connected to said at least one actuator, configured to detect at least one condition indicative of a vehicle rollover, and configured to activate said at least one actuator in response to said at least one condition indicative of a vehicle rollover; at least one retention device being characterized by an engaged configuration in which said at least one retention device maintains the seat assembly in the first position, and a disengaged configuration in which said at least one retention device does not maintain the seat assembly in the first position; and wherein said at least one actuator is operatively connected to said at least one retention device such that activation of said at least one actuator moves said at least one retention device from the engaged configuration to the disengaged configuration.