Vehicle seat with movable backrest
AssigneeCorbin Pacific, Inc.
InventorMichael W. Hanagan
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat portion and an adjustable backrest portion which is movable between a forward operating position and a rearward operating position relative to the seat portion. Both the upper and lower sections of the backrest portion move upwardly relative to the seating portion when the backrest portion moves from the forward operating position to the rearward operating position. A lockable adjustment means is included to enable a user to lock the backrest in a suitable position from the forward to the rearward operating positions.
Claims20
A vehicle seat comprising:
- (a) a seat portion having a forward end and a rearward end;
- (b) support means for supporting the seat portion on a base wall in the vehicle;
- (c) a backrest portion having an upper section and a lower section, the lower section being disposed adjacent the rearward end of the seat portion;
- (d) mounting means for adjustably mounting the backrest portion on a generally vertical inner wall of the vehicle, the mounting means permitting movement of the backrest portion between a forward operating position and a rearward operating position relative to the seat portion, both the upper and lower sections of the backrest portion moving upwardly relative to the seat portion when the backrest portion moves from the forward operating position to the rearward operating position;
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- (e) adjustment means for adjusting the backrest into a desired position from the forward to the rearward operating position.
A vehicle seat comprising:
- (a) a seat portion having a forward end and a rearward end;
- (b) support means for supporting the seat portion on a base wall of a vehicle;
- (c) a backrest portion having an upper section and a lower section, the lower section being disposed adjacent the rearward end of the seating portion;
- (d) mounting means for adjustably mounting the backrest portion on a generally vertical inner wall of the vehicle, the mounting means comprising first pivot means for pivotably connecting the lower section of the backrest portion to the vertical inner wall, and second pivot means for pivotably connecting the upper section of the backrest portion to the vertical inner wall, the first and second pivot means permitting movement of the backrest portion between a forward operating position and a rearward operating position relative to the seat portion, both the upper and lower sections of the backrest portion moving upwardly relative to the seat portion when the backrest portion moves from the forward operating position to the rearward operating position;
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- (e) spring means for adjusting the backrest into a suitable position between the forward and rearward operating positions.
In a method of installing an adjustable vehicle seat having a seat portion, and a backrest portion with upper and lower sections, the steps comprising:
- (a) mounting the seat portion in an operating position on a base wall of a vehicle;
- (b) adjustably mounting the backrest portion on a generally vertical inner wall of the vehicle by a first pivot means connecting the upper section of the backrest portion to the vertical inner wall and a second pivot means connecting the lower section of the backrest portion to the vertical inner wall, the first and second pivot means permitting movement of the backrest portion between a forward operating position and a rearward operating position relative to the seating portion;
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- (c) mounting adjustable spring means between the backrest portion and the vertical inner wall of the vehicle for locking the backrest portion in a selected position relative to the seat portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.