Vehicle seat

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

McPartlin, Sarah B (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Crash seat

Force-absorbing means incorporated into back

C297S216130, C297S452520

Reexamination Certificate

active

07926872

ABSTRACT:
A seat back has a seat back frame, a plane spring structure, and a headrest provided at the upper end of a seat back frame. The plane spring structure has left and right side wires, and horizontal wires extending in the horizontal direction. Connection wires are provided between the seat back frame and plane spring structure. First end portions and second end portions of the connection wires function as detachable portions. At least one of these detachable portions is detached from the seat back frame or plane spring structure by the load applied to the seat back, when a vehicle is bumped from behind.

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German Office Action dated Jul. 14, 2009 and English translation thereof issued in counterpart German Application No. 10 2008 053 471.4.

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