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A seat for supporting a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat base having first and second sections. The first and second sections are coupled to the vehicle such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the vehicle, at least a portion of the acceleration being directed from forward to rearward relative

A seat for supporting a passenger in a vehicle includes a seat base having first and second sections. The first and second sections are coupled to the vehicle such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the vehicle, at least a portion of the acceleration being directed from forward to rearward relative to the orientation of the passenger, the first section of the seat base moves away from a rest position and the second section moves away from a rest position along a second predetermined path, so that as the first and second sections move away from their respective rest positions, the distance between a point on the first section and a point on the second section changes and at least a portion of the second section is raised relative to a portion of the first section.

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A seat for supporting a passenger in a vehicle comprising a seat base including a first section and a second section, the first section defining a first point on the first section and the second section defining a second point on the second section, the seat including first means adapted to be coupl

A seat for supporting a passenger in a vehicle comprising a seat base including a first section and a second section, the first section defining a first point on the first section and the second section defining a second point on the second section, the seat including first means adapted to be coupled between the first section and the vehicle for controlling motion of the first section relative to the vehicle such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the vehicle, at least a portion of the acceleration being directed from forward to rearward relative to the orientation of the seat and having a magnitude greater than a predetermined threshold level, the first section of the seat base moves away from a first section rest position so that the first point on the first section moves along a first predetermined path and wherein the seat further includes second means for controlling motion of the second section relative to the vehicle, the second means being adapted to be coupled between the second section and the vehicle such that, upon a sudden acceleration of the vehicle, at least a portion of the acceleration being directed from forward to rearward relative to the orientation of the seat and having a magnitude greater than a predetermined threshold level, the second point on the second section moves away from a second section rest position along a second predetermined path, wherein the first path is different than the second path and wherein as the first and second sections move away from their respective rest positions, the distance between the first and second points changes and the elevation of at least a portion of the second section is changed relative to the elevation of a portion of the first section, and wherein, as the first and second sections move away from their respective rest positions, a hip restraining portion of the second section, adapted to restrain a forward motion of a passenger\s hips, is raised.