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US 12,479,388 B2Granted
Collapsible privacy partition for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDavid M. Aller
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat including a seat base and a seatback. A collapsible privacy partition system is arranged adjacent the seat. The collapsible privacy partition system includes a first frame member and a second frame member, and a privacy partition connected to the first frame member and the second frame member. The privacy partition being selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration with the second frame member extending along the first frame member and a deployed configuration with the second frame member extending along the seat base.
Claims20
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat including a seat base and a seatback;
- and
- a collapsible privacy partition system arranged adjacent the seat, the collapsible privacy partition system including a first frame member and a second frame member, and a privacy partition connected to the first frame member and the second frame member, the privacy partition being selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration with the second frame member extending along the first frame member and a deployed configuration with the second frame member extending along the seat base,
- wherein the first frame member extends along the seatback, and
- wherein the second frame member is rotatably coupled to the first frame member at a position below an entirety of the seatback.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat including a seat base and a seatback;
- and
- a collapsible privacy partition system arranged adjacent the seat, the collapsible privacy partition system including a first frame member and a second frame member, and a privacy partition connected to the first frame member and the second frame member, the privacy partition being selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration with the second frame member extending along the first frame member and a deployed configuration with the second frame member extending along the seat base,
- wherein the seat includes a seat frame and the collapsible privacy partition system includes a frame support arranged adjacent to and extending along a portion of the seat frame,
- wherein the first frame member includes a first end fixedly connected to the frame support and a second end that is cantilevered from the frame support,
- wherein the second frame member includes a first end portion pivotally connected to the first end of the first frame member and a second end portion that is cantilevered from the first frame member,
- wherein the privacy partition includes a base edge, a first side edge, a second side edge and an upper edge, the base edge being coupled to the second frame member between the first end portion and the second end portion, and
- wherein the first side edge of the privacy partition is coupled to the first frame member between the first end and the second end.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment;
- a seat including a seat base and a seatback arranged in the passenger compartment;
- and
- a collapsible privacy partition system arranged adjacent the seat, the collapsible privacy partition system including a first frame member and a second frame member, and a privacy partition connected to the first frame member and the second frame member, the privacy partition being selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration with the second frame member extending along the first frame member and a deployed configuration with the second frame member extending along the seat base,
- wherein the seat includes a seat frame and the collapsible privacy partition system includes a frame support arranged adjacent to and extending along a portion of the seat frame,
- wherein the first frame member includes a first end fixedly connected to the frame support and a second end that is cantilevered from the frame support,
- wherein the second frame member includes a first end portion pivotally connected to the first end of the first frame member and a second end portion that is cantilevered from the first frame member,
- wherein the privacy partition includes a base edge, a first side edge, a second side edge and an upper edge, the base edge being coupled to the second frame member between the first end portion and the second end portion, and
- wherein the first side edge of the privacy partition is coupled to the first frame member between the first end and the second end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.