Patent ID: 7789185

Claim:
A safety arrangement in a motor vehicle having a foot-well defined by a floor pan terminating, at its forward end, with an inclined splash-wall, the safety arrangement comprising: a moveable floor element, the moveable floor element having regions initially positioned proximate the splash-wall when the moveable floor element is in an initial position; a drive arrangement associated with the moveable element, the drive arrangement further associated with an accident sensor to be actuated in response to a signal from the accident sensor, the drive arrangement serving to drive the moveable floor element from the initial position to a predetermined position; and a substantially fixed platform for location on or above part of the floor pan at a position which, in use of the safety device, will be immediately beneath a foot of a vehicle occupant; wherein at least part of the moveable floor element is under the platform when the moveable element is in the predetermined position.