Patents Assigned to Life Force, Inc.
  • Vehicle safety device
    Patent number: 5449218
    Abstract: A vehicle safety device designed to respond to a sudden deceleration of a vehicle by controlling movement of both the front and rear of the vehicle seat in forward and upward directions. In various embodiments the movement is controlled by ramps and linkages and by various combinations of ramps and linkage. The linkage may be a single component link or a linkage of two components pivotally connected together. The ramp may be defined by a slot having an arcuate portion and/or a straight portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Life Force, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall R. Beauvais, Albert J. Meade