Vehicle seat and split console assembly

Details Vehicle seat and split console assembly Vehicle seat and split console assembly

2009-06-30

2011-11-15

Dunn, David (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Movable bottom

Bottom and back movable as a unit

C180S329000, C180S331000, C296S065060

Reexamination Certificate

active

08056980

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat assembly comprises a base; a seat mounted to swivel relative to the base; and a console having first and second segments, the first segment mounted to swivel with the seat relative to the base and the second segment being mounted to remain in fixed position as the seat and first console segment swivel. The console's two segments lie in a generally common horizontal plane and are separated by an arcuate spacing so that the first segment is located proximate the operator and the second segment is located distally of the operator. This arrangement of the seat assembly components allows the seated operator to rotate in the seat through a substantial arc, with the first console segment rotating as well while the second console segment remains stationary. In a second embodiment, the first and second console segments move with the seat as it swivels through a first rotational increment, but the second console segment remains stationary while the seat and first console segment swivel through a second rotational increment.

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