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US 2011/0210589 A1Published application
Utility seat
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJens WINTER, Jürgen MAIER
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Abstract
A utility seat encompasses a length of fabric of a tear-resistant, flexible material that can be secured to two spaced apart vehicle seats in a row of seats between the two vehicle seats to form the utility seat. A backrest section and a seat section are arranged thereupon. The length of fabric can be refracted into a cassette to be arranged between the vehicle seats when the utility seat is not in use, and extended from the cassette when using the utility seat. The cassette has a width configured to accommodate the length of fabric.
Claims15
A utility seat, comprising:
- a first vehicle seat;
- a second vehicle seat spaced apart from the first vehicle seat;
- a seat row between the first vehicle seat and the second vehicle seat;
- a material that is tear-resistant and flexible securable to the first vehicle seat and the second vehicle seat;
- a backrest section;
- a seat section arranged upon the backrest section;
- a cassette with a width that is adapted to accommodate a length of the material,
- wherein the material is adapted to retract into the cassette in a non-use position,
- wherein the material is adapted to extend from the cassette in a use position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.