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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juede P Pajela, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Cris C Cabral, Mesa, AZ (US);
Kevin M Brown, Mesa, AZ (US);
Albert N Felix, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29721618 ; 29721619 ;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant safety apparatus (10) includes a seat (11) for a vehicle occupant. The seat (11) has a forward position in the vehicle and a rearward position in the vehicle. A support (20) for the seat (11) enables the seat to move on the support from the forward position to the rearward position in the vehicle. A break-away seat latch (41) maintains the seat (11) in the forward position. An actuator (45), when actuated, breaks the latch (41) and moves the seat (11) from the forward position to the rearward position.