Chairs and seats – Bottom or back with means to alter contour – Providing support for lower back region
Reexamination Certificate
2010-09-30
2011-11-22
McPartlin, Sarah B (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back with means to alter contour
Providing support for lower back region
C297S216120, C297S216130
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061774
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat comprises a rectangular-shaped seat back frame having right and left side frames; a flexible plate member provided between the right and left side frames; a seat back cushion provided in front of the flexible plate member; a mechanism for pushing the seat back cushion to a front direction by forwardly protruding the flexible plate member that results from the flexible plate member being bent; a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, wherein the headrest is forwardly movably connected to the right and left side frames via right and left link members; and a rear-end collision detecting plate disposed at a portion of the seat back frame behind the seat occupant, wherein the rear-end collision detecting plate detects rearward movement of the seat occupant.
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Niitsuma Kenichi
Omori Misao
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
McPartlin Sarah B
TS Tech Co. Ltd.
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