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.

Abstract: A seat for supporting a passenger in a vehicle comprises a seat base including front and rear portions. The seat base is coupled to the vehicle such that, upon a predetermined acceleration of the vehicle, the seat base moves rearward away from a rest position with the front portion of the seat base moving along a first predetermined path and the rear portion of the seat moving along a second predetermined path. The first and second paths are oriented such that, as the seat base travels further from the rest position, the elevation of the rear portion of the seat base increases relative to the elevation of the front portion of the seat base.

Abstract: An apparatus for restraining an object includes an anchor member movably coupled to a frame and a restraining member selectively coupleable about the object to maintain the object on an object support structure. The restraining member is coupled to the anchor member such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the frame, the anchor member moves from a rest position along at least a portion of a predetermined path so that the restraining member is gradually tightened about the object as the anchor member moves further from the rest position. The anchor member moves in response to an inertial force of the object which is transmitted to the anchor member via the restraining member.