B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Takata Protection Systems, Inc.

Norman Shimizu

Michael L Oleson

Pete C Meister

Michael J Farvet

Hau Phuc Ho

Mark E Deevey

Dave L Guyton

A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat including a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event, an actuator arranged to push the panel from the first position to the second position, and a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event. A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a deployable lower leg restraint.

Leg restraint device for side-facing seated vehicle occupants

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Pompano Beach, FL, United States of America

Norman Shimizu