Patent ID: 8272687

Claim:
A vehicle seat having a seat section and a restraint device for preventing submarining of a passenger on the vehicle seat in the case of an accident-induced deceleration comprising: a seat section having a padding defining a seat surface, and a padding support located beneath the padding, and the seat section has seat side sections extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a restraint device having a retracted inactive position and, an extended active position, wherein the restraint device includes a positioning element disposed between the padding support and the padding and located a distance from the seat side sections, and an upper section located between the positioning element and the padding, and one of the positioning element and the upper section has at least one energy dissipation element, such that a rotation of at least one part of the positioning element around an essentially vertically extending axis is provided between the retracted position and the extended position of the positioning element and the positioning element is telescopically extendable.