Fold and tumble floor-mounted vehicle seat

Details Fold and tumble floor-mounted vehicle seat Fold and tumble floor-mounted vehicle seat

2006-01-03

2006-01-03

Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Movable bottom

Tiltable

C297S378120, C297S378100, C296S065110

Reexamination Certificate

active

06981744

ABSTRACT:
A folding seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat base pivotally mounted to the floor of the vehicle, and a seat back mounted to the seat base and pivotable from a perpendicular to a parallel orientation to the seat base. The seat back is retained in an upright orientation within the vehicle by a latch mechanism in an upper portion of the seat back connecting the seat back to the vehicle, and by a hook mechanism in a lower portion of the seat back, proximate the seat base. With the latch mechanism released, the seat back can pivot toward the parallel orientation, which causes the hook mechanism to disengage. With the hook mechanism disengaged, the parallel seat back and base can pivot together relative to the vehicle, such as to fold and tumble into a storage position.

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