Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
White, Rodney B. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
C297S378140, C297S331000, C297S336000, C296S065030, C296S065050, C296S065090
Reexamination Certificate
active
07073862
ABSTRACT:
A seat assembly is adapted to be mounted along a floor of a motor vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion frame having a forward end and a rearward end for supporting an occupant on the seat assembly. The seat assembly also includes a front support structure pivotally coupled to the forward end of the seat cushion frame. The front support structure pivots the seat assembly between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally upright tumbled position. In addition, the seat assembly includes a locking strut extending between a first end, which is coupled to the front support structure, and an opposite second end, which is coupled to the rearward end of the seat cushion frame. The locking strut locks and retains the seat assembly in any location between the seating position and the tumbled position in response to an acceleration force exerted on the seat assembly above a predetermined threshold. As a result, inadvertent pivoting of the seat assembly towards the seating position is prevented.
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Clark Hill PLC
Intier Automotive Inc.
White Rodney B.
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