Patent ID: 7677598

Claim:
A vehicle seat and integrated side impact protection system comprising: a seat comprising a seat bottom and a seat back attached to the seat bottom for movement relative thereto between a seating configuration and a fold-flat configuration, the seat having an outboard side and an inboard side; an airbag module disposed within the seat back adjacent the outboard side thereof and comprising a side airbag and an inflator supplying gasses to inflate the side airbag; a lap belt extending between the inboard and the outboard sides of the seat and having an inflatable belt airbag adjacent an outboard end of the lap belt disposed adjacent the outboard side of the seat; and a gas conduit extending between the airbag module and the lap belt for conducting a portion of the gasses released by the inflator to the belt airbag, the gas conduit having at least one flexible portion to permit movement of the seat back between the seating configuration and the fold-flat configuration.