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US 10,793,031 B1Granted
Vehicle seat with storable harness
AssigneeHickory Springs Manufacturing Company
InventorsDanny J. Daniels, James Louis Rapier, III
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Abstract
A stowable harness system for a vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat has a storage area under a horizontal seat portion that pivots to provide access. The harness system includes a belt system for a child restraint. During use, the harness system is disposed on the vehicles seat. When stowed, the harness system is contained in the storage area.
Claims12
A vehicle seat having a storage area comprising:
- a horizontal seat portion having a horizontal frame and a vertical seat portion having a vertical frame operably coupled to the horizontal seat portion to form a vehicle seat, the horizontal seat portion and the vertical seat portion forming a bite therebetween, the horizontal seat portion being rotationally coupled to the horizontal frame such that the horizontal seat portion is moveable between a ride position and a storage area access position;
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- a belt system selectively moveable between a storage position in the vehicle seat storage area and a deployed position on the vehicle seat, the belt system comprising:
- a base plate having a first end rotationally coupled to the vehicle seat proximal the bite and a second end opposite the first end,
- a harness plate having a first end rotationally coupled to the second end of the base plate,
- a first cushion rotationally coupled to the harness plate and configurable to reside on the horizontal seat portion when in the deployed position,
- a second cushion coupled to the harness plate and configurable to reside along the vertical seat portion when in the deployed position,
- a pair of shoulder straps anchored to the vehicle seat and extending from the first cushion through a lower latch to a corresponding pair of upper latches,
- at least one lap belt anchored to the vehicle seat and releasably coupled to the harness latch, and
- at least one latch bar coupled to the vertical frame to which the corresponding upper latches are releasably latched.
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A method of deploying a harness stored in a storage compartment of a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat having a horizontal seat portion and a vertical back portion, the method comprising:
- unlatching a horizontal seat portion:
- pivoting the horizontal seat portion subsequent to unlatching from a ride position to a storage access position;
- rotating a harness from the storage compartment to a position to allow the horizontal seat portion to move from the storage access position to the ride position, which harness includes a first cushion, a second cushion, a plurality of shoulder straps, and a plurality of upper latches;
- extending the second cushion and the plurality of shoulder straps along the vertical back portion and coupling the upper latches to corresponding latch bars;
- pivoting the horizontal seat portion from the storage access position to the ride position;
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- arranging the first cushion of the harness on the horizontal seat portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.