Patent ID: 6883833

Claim:
A knee protector for an occupant in a vehicle, comprising: an upper end flange for mounting to the vehicle; a lower end flange for mounting to the vehicle below said upper end flange; an upper part extending from said upper end flange; a lower part extending from said lower end flange; a load receiving part having an upper portion and a lower portion extending between said upper part and said lower part, said load receiving part being adapted to be positioned in front of a seat of the vehicle for receiving a load from a knee of the occupant seated on the seat when the knee of the occupant moves forward in the event of a collision, said load receiving part being configured to receive loads applied by occupants of varying statures; and a plurality of deforming areas configured to be deformed by the load received by said load receiving part to displace said load receiving part forward, said deforming areas being located between said upper and lower end flanges, wherein said lower portion of said load receiving part is offset laterally toward a center of the seat in a direction of a width thereof from said upper portion of said load receiving part to compensate for occupants of a smaller stature.