Abstract: A seat assembly having a front and a back and adapted to be attached to a floor comprises a seat base and a seat back attached to the seat base, a seat belt mechanism attached to the seat base and free of the floor, a blast mitigation device attached to the seat base and adapted to be secured to the floor, wherein the blast mitigation device has a crumple zone which absorbs energy in the event of a blast, and a front impact dislocation resistance device mounted on the blast mitigation device with a pair of brackets. The front impact dislocation resistance device acts to resist separation of the seat base from the blast mitigation device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2012
Assignee:
USSC Group, LLC
Inventors:
Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie
Abstract: A seat assembly having a front and a back and adapted to be attached to a floor comprises a seat base and a seat back attached to the seat base, a seat belt mechanism attached to the seat base and free of the floor, a blast mitigation device attached to the seat base and adapted to be secured to the floor, wherein the blast mitigation device has a crumple zone which absorbs energy in the event of a blast, and a front impact dislocation resistance device mounted on the blast mitigation device with a pair of brackets. The front impact dislocation resistance device acts to resist separation of the seat base from the blast mitigation device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 24, 2009
Publication date:
June 24, 2010
Applicant:
USSC Group, LLC
Inventors:
Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie
Abstract: A seat assembly comprises a seat back pivotably connected to a seat base, a tilt pan pivotably connected to the seat base, pivotable over a travel range between a lower position and a raised position, and a biasing device positioned between the tilt pan and the seat base, wherein the biasing device applies a biasing force to the tilt pan, biasing the tilt pan toward the raised position.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 10, 2009
Publication date:
March 18, 2010
Applicant:
USSC Group, LLC
Inventors:
Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie, Luke B. Rains, Jason Mort