Retractable seats

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2006-01-17

2006-01-17

Engle, Patricia L. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Seats with body modifications

C296S065080, C296S065120, C296S069000, C297S340000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06986542

ABSTRACT:
A retractable seat to be attached to a floor may include a seat cushion, a seat back rotatably supported on the seat cushion, and a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion on the floor. The link mechanism includes a front leg and a rear leg that are pivotally connected to the seat cushion and the floor so that the seat can be switched between a use condition and a retracted condition. The front and rear legs respectively have a different link length so as to produce a difference between a rotating range of the front leg and a rotating range of the rear leg. The seat may further include a compensation mechanism for compensating for the difference between the rotating ranges of the front and rear legs within an operating range of the link mechanism.

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