Fold flat stow in floor seat assembly with collapsible bolsters

Details Fold flat stow in floor seat assembly with collapsible bolsters Fold flat stow in floor seat assembly with collapsible bolsters

2006-09-19

2006-09-19

Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Bottom or back with means to alter contour

Providing support for the sides of a seated occupant

C297S378100, C297S015000, C297S061000, C297S411320

Reexamination Certificate

active

07108323

ABSTRACT:
A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising a seat cushion and a eat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a fold flat position resting against the seat cushion. A side bolster panel is pivotally coupled to lateral opposing sides of each of the seat cushion and seat back and operable between a flexed position facing the toward the center of the seat cushion and the seat back and a relaxed position generally flush with the seat cushion and the seat back. A cam mechanism is operatively coupled to the each side bolster panel for automatically releasing the side bolster panels from the flexed position to the relaxed position in response to pivotal movement of the seat back from the seating position to the fold flat position to provide a low profile folded seat assembly.

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