Chairs and seats – Movable bottom – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2002-02-22
2010-10-19
Dunn, David (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable bottom
Tiltable
C297S334000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07815258
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back which are movably connected to one another by a vehicle seat support mechanism and which are also movably mounted to a support floor by said vehicle seat support mechanism, said vehicle seat being movable between a normal in-use position and a stowed position, said stowed position being located rearwards from said normal in-use position and said seat back, when said vehicle seat is in its stowed position, being located at a relatively lower height than when said vehicle seat is in said normal in-use position. When the vehicle seat is moved to its stowed position, a seat assembly can be converted from a 3-seater to a 2-seater condition for instance.
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Drake Alexander Martin
Huxter Jeffrey Mark
Abraham Tania
Dunn David
Foley & Lardner LLP
Johnson Controls Technology Company
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