Patent ID: 7341278

Claim:
A safety device used in case a vehicle rolls over, said safety device comprising: at least two curved bars, each curved bar having a first end and a second end, said bars being movable from a retracted position to a deployed position in case of a rollover; a pre-stressed system for deploying each bar; a trigger system that is activated in case the vehicle rolls over; and at least one locking member that maintains the pre-stress and that is released by means of the trigger system, thereby releasing each bar from its retracted position; said safety device being characterized in that the first end of each bar is hinged to a common central plate so that each of said two bars extends on a respective side of said plate, from a common face of said plate, and substantially symmetrically about a plane, a control, locking, and releasing device for controlling, locking, and releasing each bar being provided on the same face of said plate, said hinging of each bar being achieved by means of a bearing comprising a stationary part secured to the plate, and a moving part secured to the first end of the bar, the plate being designed to be fixed to a structural element of the vehicle.