摘要 |
A vehicle seat for use in military vehicles which provides increased protection to a helmeted or unhelmeted combatant soldier or other person. The vehicle seat includes a seat portion having a layer of high impact energy absorbing material. A back support portion is adjoined to the rear of the seat portion and extends upwardly for supporting the rearward side of the seated soldier. The back portion has a lower section for contacting and supporting the thorax and lower back of the soldier, and two overlying upper sections which are positionable for supporting and restraining rearward movement of the helmeted or unhelmeted head and the neck of the soldier. The overlying sections each has a surface which is moveable toward and away from the seated soldier and together define a supporting means and contour which interacts with the helmeted or unhelmeted seated soldier during rear end impact.
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