Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Seats with body modifications
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Seats with body modifications
C296S065010, C296S065050, C297S336000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06932409
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat assembly including a seat backrest, a seat bottom, and a seat frame having a front member and a rear member. The seat frame operatively supports the seat bottom and further has at least one backrest rotating mechanism that is adapted to allow said seat backrest to move between an upright position and a folded position. The seat frame further has a first pair of linkage attachment points on the front member to allow the rear member of the seat frame to be rotatively lifted upward and forward and move the seat frame from a seating position to a tumbled position. A tumble mechanism has a first and a second linkage arm, and a base plate that is fixedly mounted to the vehicle floor and is operatively disposed between the front member of the seat frame and the vehicle floor. The first and second linkage arms are operatively and pivotably mounted to the front member of the seat frame and are pivotably mounted to the base plate. The first and second linkage arms are of different lengths such that the first and second linkage arms provide two unequal length lever arms, which work cooperatively to cause the front member of the seat assembly to move rearward in an arcuate path as the rear member is lifted.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4699418 (1987-10-01), Plavetich
patent: 4869541 (1989-09-01), Wainwright
patent: 5593208 (1997-01-01), Mitschelen et al.
patent: 5871255 (1999-02-01), Harland et al.
patent: 5941602 (1999-08-01), Sturt et al.
patent: 6000742 (1999-12-01), Schaefer et al.
patent: 6012755 (2000-01-01), Hecht et al.
patent: 6024411 (2000-02-01), Pesta et al.
patent: 6039401 (2000-03-01), Rus
patent: 6135555 (2000-10-01), Liu et al.
patent: 6227619 (2001-05-01), Pesta et al.
patent: 6293620 (2001-09-01), Fast
patent: 6520581 (2003-02-01), Tame
patent: 6601900 (2003-08-01), Seibold
patent: 6679536 (2004-01-01), Sonnenberg et al.
patent: 6688666 (2004-02-01), Neale et al.
patent: 6793285 (2004-09-01), Tame
patent: 2004/0124684 (2004-07-01), Bonk
patent: 10201234 (2003-01-01), None
patent: 2336772 (1999-03-01), None
patent: 357104425 (1982-06-01), None
patent: 360001033 (1985-01-01), None
patent: 401052536 (1989-02-01), None
patent: WO 99/59836 (1999-11-01), None
Bruno Enrico
Cartosio Alberto
Falchero Angelo
Blankenship Greg
Bliss McGlynn P.C.
Lear Corporation
Panagos Bill
Pedder Dennis H.
LandOfFree
Vehicle seat having a fold and tumble support assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Vehicle seat having a fold and tumble support assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vehicle seat having a fold and tumble support assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3522437