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Council Directive of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles (78/932/EEC) (repealed)
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2.DEFINITIONSU.K.
2.1.Vehicle type with regard to head restraintsU.K.
‘Vehicle type with regard to head restraints’ means vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as:
2.1.1.the lines and internal dimensions of the bodywork constituting the passenger compartment; andU.K.
2.1.2.the types and dimensions of the seats.U.K.
2.2.Head restraintU.K.
‘Head restraint’ means a device whose purpose is to limit the rearward displacement of the occupant's head in relation to his torso in order to reduce the danger of injury to the cervical vertebrae in the event of an accident. This device may or may not form an integral part of the seatback.
2.3.Type of seatU.K.
‘Type of seat’ means seats which do not differ in their dimensions, in their framework or in their padding, although they may differ in finish or colour.
2.4.Type of head restraintU.K.
‘Type of head restraint’ means head restraints which do not differ in their dimensions, in their framework or in their padding, although they may differ in finish, colour or covering.
2.5.H pointU.K.
(see Annex II).
2.6.R point or seating reference pointU.K.
(see Annex II).
2.7.Reference line rU.K.
‘Reference line r’ means a straight line which, either on a test manikin having the mass and dimensions of an average adult male or on a test manikin having identical characteristics, passes through the joint of the leg with the pelvis and the joint of the neck with the thorax. On the manikin referred to in Section 3 of Annex III to Council Directive 77/649/EEC of 27 September 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers(1), to which reference is made in Annex II to this Directive, the reference line is that shown in Figure 1 in the Appendix to Annex III to Directive 77/649/EEC.
2.8.Head lineU.K.
‘Head line’ means a straight line passing through the centre of gravity of the head and through the joint of the neck with the thorax. When the head is at rest the head line is situated in the extension of the reference line.
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