Patent ID: 6991286

Claim:
A passenger seat for a multi-passenger motor vehicle, the vehicle having a body with a seat mounting surface, comprising: a seat frame, mountable to the seat mounting surface; an immovable rear seat frame engaged to said seat frame, said rear seat frame providing an energy absorbing obstruction to protect a passenger of a vehicle rearward seat from moving out of his safety zone in a forward direction in the event of a vehicle rapid deceleration; a movable front frame, pivotably engaged to said seat frame forward of said immovable rear seat frame, said movable front frame providing a back resting surface for a passenger; said immovable rear frame being comprised of a rear frame seat structure, and an energy absorbing back pan with foam padding; a three point seat belt engaged to a seat belt retractor, said retractor being engaged to said seat frame, said seat belt causing a pivoting force upon said movable front frame during an activation event; said seat belt retractor being attached to a portion of said seat frame allowing webbing of said seat belt to exit said retractor onto a front surface of said movable front frame; said seat belt webbing crossing over to a rear surface of said front frame through a front frame web slot passing through said front frame; said seat belt running over a turning-loop engaged to said movable front frame; and said energy absorbing back pan having four sides, with three of said sides engaged to said rear frame seat structure, with a fourth lower horizontal side not attached to said rear frame seat structure.