Prop and latch rod for a vehicle seat

Details Prop and latch rod for a vehicle seat Prop and latch rod for a vehicle seat

1993-12-15

1996-05-14

Mitchell, David M.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Seats with body modifications

296 19, 296 651, 297326, 297331, 297336, B60N 210

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active

055161804

ABSTRACT:
A prop and latch rod mechanism is provided for use with a passenger seat carried forwardly of the cargo deck on a utility vehicle. The mechanism is particularly useful for securing a pivotable seat in a forwardly tilted transport position so that the cargo deck storage space can be enlarged. The preferred embodiment utilizes the mechanism with a vehicle adapted for emergency medical usage and permits the utility deck to be extended to accommodate a stretcher. The mechanism is comprised of a wire rod pivotally coupled at one end with the seat, having a track or channel that permits quick and easy movement of the seat between its operative and forwardly pivoted transport position and includes a latch structure that is releasably engageable with a latch rod carried on the vehicle.

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One page having copies of four photos of a prop rod for a Deere Model 9500 Combine, photos taken by a Deere & Co. employee, illustrating prop rod that was available prior to the invention of the subject application.
Deere & Company, 1993 John Deere Combine Selection Guide for Maximizer 9400, 9500, 9600, Sidehill, CTS Rice Combines, 24 pages, published in the U.S.A. in 1993. See p. 19 for door held open by prop rod shown in above photos.
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