Abstract: A seat support for use with a vehicle seat and adapted to engage a track provided on the floor of a vehicle, the track comprising two inwardly-directed lips on opposed sides of a slot, the lips providing first alternating protrusions and recesses along the length of the track, the protrusions being spaced apart by a spacing distance, the first and second protrusions defining shoulder surfaces on each side thereof, the seat support having an elongate main body and comprising: an interface portion which has a profile comprising second alternating protrusions and recesses, the protrusions being spaced apart by the same spacing distance; and a first bracing member provided at or near a forward end of the main body, and a second bracing member provided at or near a rear end of the main body; wherein: the seat support is configured such that the second protrusions may be aligned with the first recesses so that the interface portion may be placed within the slot in an engagement position, the seat support being move

Abstract: A device to support the back and/or head of a wheelchair user in a vehicle, the device comprising the steps of: a support arrangement; and a back/headrest which presents a substantially planar support surface, the back/headrest being moveable with respect to the support arrangement between a stowed position, in which the back/headrest is relatively close to the support arrangement, and a deployed position, in which the back/headrest is supported at a second, greater distance from the support arrangement, wherein when the back/headrest is in the stowed position the support surface lies in a first plane, and when the back/headrest moves to the deployed position, the support surface thereof is in the first plane, or in a further plane which is substantially parallel with the first plane.

Abstract: A device to support the back and/or head of a wheelchair user in a vehicle, the device comprising the steps of: a support arrangement; and a back/headrest which presents a substantially planar support surface, the back/headrest being moveable with respect to the support arrangement between a stowed position, in which the back/headrest is relatively close to the support arrangement, and a deployed position, in which the back/headrest is supported at a second, greater distance from the support arrangement, wherein when the back/headrest is in the stowed position the support surface lies in a first plane, and when the back/headrest moves to the deployed position, the support surface thereof is in the first plane, or in a further plane which is substantially parallel with the first plane.

Abstract: A seating arrangement is provided in a vehicle to enable a wheelchair occupier to be carried safely in the vehicle, whilst having only a minimal effect on the total number of passengers that can be carried. The seating arrangement includes two adjacent seats, one adjacent the side of the vehicle and the other adjacent the aisle of the vehicle. The seat adjacent the side of the vehicle can be moved from a first position to a second position in which a clear space exists on the side of the second seat which is remote from the aisle. The second seat has a seat squab which is moveable to a position in which the seat squab does not obstruct the space in front of the back-rest of the seat, and the second seat is moveable laterally towards the side of the vehicle and axially of the vehicle.

Abstract: A seating arrangement is provided in a vehicle to enable a wheelchair occupier to be carried safely in the vehicle, whilst having only a minimal effect on the total number of passengers that can be carried. The seating arrangement includes two adjacent seats, one adjacent the side of the vehicle and the other adjacent the aisle of the vehicle. The seat adjacent the side of the vehicle can be moved from a first position to a second position in which a clear space exists on the side of the second seat which is remote from the aisle. The second seat has a seat squab which is moveable to a position in which the seat squab does not obstruct the space in front of the back-rest of the seat, and the second seat is moveable laterally towards the side of the vehicle and axially of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention seeks to provides a improved fitting. The fitting for a motor vehicle includes a support being provided with a seat squab and a backrest. The squab is moveable from an initial position in which the squab projects forwardly from the support, to a position in which the squab does not obstruct the space in front of the backrest. The support is rotatably mounted relative to a base assembly. The base assembly is mounted for lateral movement.

Abstract: A fitting for a vehicle incorporates a backrest and a removable seat squab so that the fitting may be used as a conventional seat, or as a safety fitting to engage a rear of a wheelchair. The backrest is wider at the top than at a lower point, to enable the handles of a relatively narrow wheelchair to pass on either side of the backrest. The backrest is mounted on a supporting frame by a pivotal link mechanisms enabling the backrest to move forwardly so that an electric wheelchair, or other wheelchair that has a rearwardly extending portion towards the back lower part of the wheelchair may be accommodated with the back of the wheelchair in engagement with the backrest of the fitting. The fitting is mounted for lateral movement, the fitting being supported on a base plate which can move laterally on a floor-mounted platform to enable a wheelchair to be manoeuvred easily past the fitting.