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US 12,179,705 B2Granted
Vehicles with seat assemblies including vehicle seats and backpacks
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsPaxton S. Williams, Scott L. Frederick, Colby Williams
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a seat assembly includes a seat portion and a back portion connected to the seat portion. The back portion has an opening sized to receive a backpack that extends through both a front-facing surface and a rear-facing surface. A backpack is located in the opening in a stowed configuration. The backpack is accessible at the front-facing surface and the rear-facing surface and is removable from the opening.
Claims12
A vehicle comprising:
- a seat assembly comprising:
- a seat portion;
- a back portion connected to the seat portion, wherein the back portion has an opening sized to receive a backpack that extends through both a front-facing surface and a rear-facing surface;
- and
- a backpack located in the opening in a stowed configuration, the backpack accessible at the front-facing surface and the rear-facing surface and being removable from the opening, the back portion comprising a first connection and the backpack comprising a second connection configured to mate with the first connection to secure the backpack in the stowed configuration.
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A seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat portion;
- a back portion connected to the seat portion, wherein the back portion has an opening sized to receive a backpack that extends through both a front-facing surface and a rear-facing surface;
- and
- a backpack located in the opening in a stowed configuration, the backpack accessible at the front-facing surface and the rear-facing surface and being removable from the opening, the back portion comprising a first connection and the backpack comprising a second connection configured to mate with the first connection to secure the backpack in the stowed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.