Patent ID: 7549699

Claim:
A seat back for a vehicle seat comprising: a seat back frame; a seat back cushion secured to the seat back frame and facing in a forward direction, the seat back cushion being supported by the seat back frame; a back panel facing in a rearward direction; and at least one connector attaching the back panel to the seat back frame, wherein the connector has a stop at a first end and an anchoring end at a second end of the connector that is provided on the back panel, a detent is provided between the first and second ends of the connector that is formed by an actuation ramp surface on the detent closest to the anchoring end and by a return ramp surface on the detent closest to the stop, the connector secures the back panel flush to the seat back in a normal position, and wherein the connector secures the back panel in a spaced relationship relative to the seat back in an actuated position, wherein the back panel may be moved from the normal position to the actuated position by a force applied to the seat in a collision, a receptacle receives the connector with the detent engaging the receptacle in the normal position and the stop engaging the receptacle in the actuated position.