Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Patent
1995-10-10
1996-11-26
Cuomo, Peter M.
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
297335, 296 651, B60N 202, B60N 204
Patent
active
055778054
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat is provided which includes a riser assembly; a floor latch for joining a rear leg to a vehicle floor releasable by a pull cable; a seat back bracket joined to the riser having first, second and third pins connected thereto and a first slot; a seat back foldable from an upright position to a fold position pivotally connected to the seat back bracket via the first pin, and the seat back having a connected fourth pin captured within the seat back first slot; a pawl connected to the third pin angularly biased toward the fourth pin when the seat back is in an upright position; a release lever connected to the seat back bracket having a handle and first and second fingers bifurcated by a slot which accepts the fourth pin, one of the fingers having a tab to remove the lock pawl from engagement with the fourth pin when the seat back is moved to the folded position from the upright position; a first link pivotally connected to the seat back bracket; and a second link pivotally joined to the release lever and to the first link.
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Glinter Jeffrey A.
Wize Gary A.
Barfield Anthony D.
Cuomo Peter M.
General Motors Corporation
Helms Ernest E.
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