OCCUPANT SAFETY IN A VEHICLE

An apparatus for facilitating occupant safety in a vehicle having a vehicle frame includes a releasable occupant retainer for retaining at least one occupant, the retainer including an occupant seat, a retainer support, and at least one occupant retainer impact absorber coupled between the occupant seat and the retainer support. The apparatus includes a retainer mount configured to be coupled to the vehicle frame, the retainer mount including a mount support and at least one releasable connector coupled to the mount support and releasably coupled to the retainer support of the occupant retainer, the at least one releasable connector configured to release the retainer support upon a severe collision event.