Vehicle safety systems comprising seatbelts and inflatable cushions deployable therefrom. Some embodiments comprise a first vertical seatbelt having a first inflatable cushion coupled thereto and a second vertical seatbelt having a second inflatable cushion coupled thereto. The first inflatable cushion and the second inflatable cushion may be configured to inflate at an at least substantially static location relative to an adjacent seat and may be configured to deploy adjacent to an occupant's chest and to inhibit movement of an occupant's head during an impact event. The system may further comprise a horizontal seatbelt coupled with one or both of the first vertical seatbelt and the second vertical seatbelt.

Four-point seat belt comprising two thoracic branches configured to anchor the chest of a user to a backrest of a vehicular seat; two abdominal branches configured to girdle and anchor the waist of the user to the vehicular seat; at least one damping device configured to be activated upon exceeding a first predetermined value of a tension force imparted by the user to the belt; wherein the damping device is configured to cause, upon its activation, a controlled advancement of the chest of the user while limiting the acceleration of the head of the user.

A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination may include any one or combination of means for selectively preventing forward pivoting of at least one vehicle seat, one or more web attenuators for dampen forces applied thereby by one or more respective shoulder webs of at least one occupant restraint system, at least one sleeve received on at least one shoulder web and a corresponding sleeve adjuster for adjusting a position of the sleeve along the respective shoulder web, and one or more ratcheting web retractors for selectively tightening a lap web or a thigh web about an occupant of at least one vehicle seat.

A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination may include any one or combination of means for selectively preventing forward pivoting of at least one vehicle seat, one or more web attenuators for dampen forces applied thereby by one or more respective shoulder webs of at least one occupant restraint system, at least one sleeve received on at least one shoulder web and a corresponding sleeve adjuster for adjusting a position of the sleeve along the respective shoulder web, and one or more ratcheting web retractors for selectively tightening a lap web or a thigh web about an occupant of at least one vehicle seat.

A system includes a coupler with a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms configured to couple to a roll cage. A first end may include a first recessed portion and a first aperture. A third end may include a second recessed portion and a second aperture. The first and third ends may contact each other and be secured together via a first fastener that passes through the first aperture and the second aperture. Further, the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion may receive a second fastener therebetween that may receive a latch plate of a safety belt or safety harness to maintain it in an upward position.

A restraint system is disclosed for use in vehicle seats that provides enhanced occupant restraint while minimizing belt loading injuries, is intuitive to don and remove, and includes an emergency release feature to allow rapid seat egress by eliminating continuous belt loops. The restraint uses improved belt routing to minimize upper torso rotation, which is critical for vehicles where occupant flail injuries from contact with the vehicle interior are likely. The installed restraint includes a crisscross belt pattern across both the occupant's upper torso and pelvis region, with an alternate configuration which incorporates a single lap belt. The restraint has demonstrated significantly reduced upper torso rotation compared to the current state-of-the-art, 5-point restraint system when exposed to a typical aerospace combined vertical and longitudinal crash pulse yet is as intuitive to don as the typical automotive-style 3-point restraint system.

A safety restraint system for a vehicle that includes seat belts that extend over both side pelvic portions and both side rib cage portions of the vehicle occupant and directly prevents inward and outward lateral displacement of the side pelvic portions and side rib cage portions during a side collision event. Said side belts attach to a forward-facing seat belt system with two shoulder belts, one on either side of the neck, for improved performance on the torso in a collision event, and a lap belt, while still maintaining the convenience of a single buckle click task for the occupant to secure the belt system.

A seating system is provided which comprises a seat movable between a standard seating position, in which the seat faces frontwards and the seat backrest is in an upright position for conventional driving mode, and at least one non-standard seating position in which the seat is rotated around a vertical axis with respect to the standard seating position and the backrest is reclined rearwards by rotation around a first transverse horizontal axis from the standard seating position. The seat is equipped with at least one passive safety device switchable between a working or active state, in which the device is able to protect an occupant of the seat in case of an impact of the vehicle, and a non-working or inactive state.

The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces.

A protection device having a set of inflatable protection members including a neck airbag, a left lower airbag, a left upper airbag, a right lower airbag, and a right upper airbag. The protection device has a lower pocket provided with a lower base forming the neck airbag and two lower lateral branches forming the left lower airbag and the right lower airbag. An upper pocket at least partially secured to the lower pocket is provided with an upper base forming a head airbag and two upper lateral branches forming the left upper airbag and the right upper airbag. At least one longitudinal internal wall provide at least two “tubes” in each upper airbag, the upper pocket being in fluid flow communication with the lower pocket.