Patent ID: 7651157

Claim:
A safety device for a vehicle said vehicle having a windshield, said device comprising: a load distributing member for arrangement in front of a vehicle seat so as to be exposed to an impact load from a vehicle occupant as the occupant moves forwardly in an impact situation; and a load deformable member arranged to retard the forward movement of the occupant, wherein the load deformable member is attached to the load distributing member and to a supporting member, which supporting member is intended to hold at least a part of the load deformable member in place in relation to the vehicle, wherein the load distributing member is sufficiently rigid to allow the impact load to be distributed to the load deformable member, wherein the load deformable member is attached to the load distributing member at a position that is located closer to a front of the vehicle than the position at which the load deformable member is attached to the supporting member.