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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Terry Wilhelm, Gilbert, AZ (US);
D. Brent Noel, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Douglas Richard Clark, Chandler, AZ (US);
Loren K. Aragon, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Terry Wilhelm, Gilbert, AZ (US);
D. Brent Noel, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Douglas Richard Clark, Chandler, AZ (US);
Loren K. Aragon, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Armorworks Enterprises LLC., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for a crew seat for use in vehicles and aircraft potentially exposed to high acceleration or sudden impact conditions. The crew seat comprises a seat back with a rigid frame, a belt restraint system including a shoulder belt attached to an anchor point behind the seat back, and a shoulder belt support extending from the seat back. The shoulder belt support comprises an elongated portion disposed between a fixed end attached to the seat back and a free end with a guide slot. The shoulder belt support is moveable between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation by varying tension in the shoulder belt.