Chairs and seats – Bottom or back with means to alter contour – Located at the front of the seat bottom
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-31
2009-10-06
Dunn, David (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back with means to alter contour
Located at the front of the seat bottom
C297S284100, C297S283200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07597398
ABSTRACT:
A seat for installation in a vehicle that is adjustable to support an occupant's thighs. The seat includes a generally-horizontal seat frame supporting a seat cushion including a front edge that at least partially extends outwardly beyond the seat frame, a seatback coupled to the seat frame for providing back support to the occupant while seated, and a seat bracket coupled to the seat frame and compatible with a floor bracket supported above a floor of a vehicle cabin for coupling the seat to the vehicle. The seat further includes an adjustable thigh support adjacent to a front portion of the seat cushion. The thigh support includes a spool coupled to the seat frame that can be adjusted relative to the seat frame between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the front edge of the seat cushion is at least partially wrapped around the spool while the spool is in the retracted position, and the front edge of the seat cushion is at least partially unwrapped from around the spool while the spool is in the extended position.
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Alex James
Duell, Esq. Mark E.
Dunn David
Emerson Thomson & Bennett
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
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