Inflatable/deflatable seat with stowable collapsing frame
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKristin Ann Hellman, Ryan Welch, Christopher Harold Stone, Jeffrey M. Nowak, Artur Sakarian, Annette Lynn Huebner
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly comprises a base having an upper rim and a receptacle below the rim, a seatback having upper and lower sections operable at an intermediate hinge between opened and closed positions and frame members operably coupling the base with the seatback, and operable between a use position, wherein the seatback is above the base, and a stowed position, wherein the seatback is in front of and below the rim.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a base having an upper rim and a receptacle below the rim;
- a seatback having upper and lower sections operable at an intermediate hinge between opened and closed positions;
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- frame members operably coupling the base with the seatback, and operable between a use position, wherein the seatback is above the base, and a stowed position, wherein the seatback is in front of and below the rim.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a base having forward and rearward walls and defining a receptacle;
- a seat cushion positioned over the receptacle;
- a foldable seatback proximate the base and operable between opened and closed positions;
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- frame members supporting the foldable seatback, the frame members operable between an upright use position above the rearward wall, and a downward stowed position, wherein the foldable seatback is in front of the forward wall.
A selectively inflatable and stowable seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a base having a rim and defining a receptacle below the rim;
- a seatback having upper and lower sections operable at a hinge between opened and closed positions;
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- frame members connecting the base and the hinge, and operable between a use position, wherein the seatback is in the open position and disposed above the base, and a stowed position, wherein the seatback is in the closed position and disposed in front of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.