Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-04
2009-08-25
Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
active
07578558
ABSTRACT:
A seat lock device for fixing a rotatable seat back of a rear seat to a vehicle body includes: a striker which is disposed in the vehicle body; a lock mechanism which includes a base plate which is mounted to a seat back frame inside the seat back and has an engagement groove engaging with the striker, a latch which holds the striker in the engagement groove, a ratchet which maintains the latch in a lock direction and a release lever which moves the ratchet in a lock release direction; and a rod spring of which one end is attached to the seat back frame and of which the other end is bowed while coming into contact with the striker during a locking operation.
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Jr. Milton Nelson
NHK Spring Co. Ltd.
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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