Contoured stowable seat
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorKeith M. Ferguson
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Abstract
A contoured stowable seat is provided. The contoured stowable seat may comprise a housing, a seat pan, a contoured backrest, and a deployment lever. The contoured stowable seat may be configured to be in a stowed position and a deployed position. In response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, the deployment lever may contact the contoured backrest, causing the contoured backrest to deploy and form into a contoured shape. The contoured stowable seat may also further comprise a tension cord and a headrest. The contoured backrest may also further comprise a cushion located on the outer surface of the contoured backrest.
Claims20
A seat, comprising:
- a housing;
- a seat pan pivotably coupled to the housing, wherein the seat pan is configured to pivot from a stowed position into a deployed position;
- a contoured backrest having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the housing at a first position proximate the coupling of the seat pan to the housing and the second end is coupled to the housing at a second position distal the coupling of the seat pan to the housing;
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- a deployment lever rotatably coupled to the housing, wherein in response to the seat pan being pivoted into the deployed position the deployment lever is configured to contact the contoured backrest at a contact position between the first end and the second end of the contoured backrest to deploy the contoured backrest into a contoured shape.
A contoured stowable seat, comprising:
- a housing having a top and a bottom;
- a seat pan pivotably coupled to the housing at a position between the top and the bottom, wherein the seat pan is configured to pivot from a stowed position into a deployed position;
- a contoured backrest comprising a frame and a stretch material, wherein the stretch material is coupled to the frame and the frame defines an axially outer edge of the stretch material, and wherein the frame is coupled to the housing at a first position proximate the top of the housing and at a second position proximate where the seat pan couples to the housing;
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- a deployment lever having a first deployment end and a second deployment end, wherein the first deployment end is coupled to the seat pan at a location proximate the coupling of the seat pan to the housing, and wherein the second deployment end is configured to contact the frame of the contoured backrest in response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, causing the contoured backrest to deploy into a contoured shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.