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US 11,440,450 B2Granted
Thigh support and seat
AssigneeAdient US LLC
InventorKurt Seibold
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Abstract
A seat comprises a backrest, a seat support coupled to the backrest; and a thigh support coupled to the seat support. The thigh support includes a thigh support structure having a thigh extension, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The thigh extension may include at least one elastically deformable element.
Claims16
A thigh support for a seat comprising:
- a thigh support structure;
- and
- a thigh extension formed on the thigh support structure, wherein the thigh extension is configured as at least one elastically deformable element, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the at least one elastically deformable element includes a first leaf spring and a second leaf spring, and wherein the first leaf spring has a first end and a second end, and the second leaf spring abuts a lower surface side of the first leaf spring.
A seat, comprising:
- a backrest;
- a seat support coupled to the backrest;
- and
- a thigh support coupled to the seat support, the thigh support including a thigh support structure having a thigh extension, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the thigh extension is configured as at least one elastically deformable element, wherein the at least one elastically deformable element includes a first leaf spring and a second leaf spring, and wherein the first leaf spring has a first end and a second end, and the second leaf spring abuts a lower surface side of the first leaf spring.
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A thigh support for a seat comprising:
- a thigh support structure;
- and
- a thigh extension formed on the thigh support structure, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the thigh extension is configured as at least one elastically deformable element, wherein the at least one elastically deformable element includes a first leaf spring and a second leaf spring, wherein a first end of the first leaf spring is a free end and a second end of the first leaf spring is connectable to a seat support, and wherein the first leaf spring is biased upward toward the fully extended position in a free state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.