Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-23
2010-10-26
Dunn, David (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
C297S378120
Reexamination Certificate
active
07819478
ABSTRACT:
A method and a high latch for a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has a seatback pivotably coupled to a seat base and the seat base is coupled to a vehicle body having a vehicle wall. The high latch includes a hook carriage including a structural hook, with the hook carriage coupled to the seatback. A striker assembly including a striker arm is configured to selectively engage the structural hook, with the striker assembly coupled to the vehicle body. With the structural hook and striker arm engaged, the seatback will move with the striker assembly from the first position to a second position.
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Allen David L.
Griswold Les
Laskowski Michael
Ptak Kenneth
Dunn David
Foley and Lardner LLP
Garrett Erika
Johnson Controls Technology Company
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