Occupant safety system

1. An occupant safety system for protecting the occupant of a vehicle seat, the system comprising:

an adjuster mechanism configured to provide positional adjustment of the vehicle seat, the adjuster mechanism including an upper rail coupled to the vehicle seat and a lower rail configured to move relative to the upper rail;

a movable seat supporting member located under the vehicle seat, the supporting member being operatively connected to the lower rail so that the vehicle seat moves with the supporting member; and

a driving member connected to the supporting member by an elongated linking member;

wherein the driving member includes a movable actuator connected to the linking member;

wherein the driving member is configured to drive the actuator in a rearward direction causing a corresponding substantially linear rearward movement of the linking member, wherein movement of the linking member in the rearward direction pulls the supporting member and the vehicle seat including a seat back and a seat bottom in the substantially linear rearward direction.

2. The occupant safety system of claim 1 , further comprising a base member configured to connect to the vehicle.

3. The occupant safety system of claim 2 , wherein the driving member includes a housing configured to connect to the base member.

4. The occupant safety system of claim 2 , wherein the supporting member is configured to slideably couple to the base member, such that movement of the supporting member is relative to the base member.

5. The occupant safety system of claim 4 , further comprising a friction reducing device provided between the base member and the supporting member.

6. The occupant safety system of claim 1 , wherein the drive member further includes a travel stop to limit the distance of rearward movement by the actuator to a travel stop position.

7. The occupant safety system of claim 6 , wherein the drive member further includes a lock device to lock the actuator at the travel stop position, preventing the actuator from being able to move forward.

8. A vehicle seating system comprising:

a vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back;

a movable seat supporting member connected to the seat bottom so that the vehicle seat moves with the supporting member; and

a driving member connected to the supporting member by an elongated linking member;

wherein the driving member includes a movable actuator connected to the linking member;

wherein the driving member is configured to drive the actuator in a rearward direction causing a corresponding rearward movement of the linking member, wherein movement of the linking member in the rearward direction pulls the supporting member and vehicle seat in the rearward direction.

9. The vehicle seating system of claim 8 , further comprising a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the seat; wherein the driving member is configured to pretension the webbing.

10. The vehicle seating system of claim 9 , further comprising a second linking member operatively connected to the actuator and the webbing.

11. The occupant safety system of claim 8 , further comprising a base member configured to connect to the vehicle.

12. The occupant safety system of claim 11 , wherein the driving member includes a housing configured to connect to the base member.

13. The occupant safety system of claim 11 , wherein the supporting member is configured to slideably couple to the base member, such that movement of the supporting member is relative to the base member.

14. The occupant safety system of claim 13 , further comprising a friction reducing device provided between the base member and the supporting member.

15. The occupant safety system of claim 8 , wherein the drive member further includes a travel stop to limit the distance of rearward movement by the actuator to a travel stop position.

16. The occupant safety system of claim 15 , wherein the drive member further includes a lock device to lock the actuator at the travel stop position, preventing the actuator from being able to move forward.

17. The occupant safety system of claim 8 , further comprising an intervening member provided between the seat bottom and the moveable seat supporting member, wherein the intervening member is configured to move with the seat supporting member.

18. A vehicle seating system comprising:

a vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back;

an adjuster mechanism coupled to the seat bottom for providing positional adjustment of the vehicle seat;

a movable seat supporting member connected to the adjuster mechanism so that the vehicle seat moves with the supporting member; and

a driving member connected to the supporting member by an elongated linking member;

wherein the driving member includes a movable actuator connected to the linking member;

wherein the driving member is configured to drive the actuator in a rearward direction causing a corresponding rearward movement of the linking member, wherein movement of the linking member in the rearward direction pulls the supporting member and vehicle seat in the rearward direction.

19. The vehicle seating system of claim 18 , further comprising a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the seat; wherein the driving member is configured to pretension the webbing.

20. The vehicle seating system of claim 19 , further comprising a second linking member operatively connected to the actuator and the webbing.