Retention device for vehicle seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames Hugh Fowler, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a seating assembly attached to a vehicle interior. A seat is rotationally operable relative to a seatback. A retention device is selectively positionable in a stored position or a cargo storage position and extends between the seatback and a floor area disposed adjacent to the seating assembly. The seat is selectively positionable in a seating position or a stadium position. The retention device in the cargo storage position, the seat in the stadium position, and a floor at least partially define an enclosure configured to secure cargo to the floor and the seat.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a seating assembly attached to a vehicle interior and including:
- a seat that is rotationally operable relative to a seatback;
- and
- a retention device selectively positionable in a stored position or a cargo storage position and extending between the seatback and a floor area disposed adjacent to the seating assembly, wherein the seat is selectively positionable in a seating position or a stadium position, and wherein the retention device in the cargo storage position, the seat in the stadium position, and a floor at least partially define an enclosure configured to secure cargo to the floor and the seat.
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seat selectively positionable in one of a seating position and a stadium position;
- a seatback;
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- a retention device coupled to the seatback, wherein the retention device is selectively deployable from a stored position to a cargo storage position, and wherein the retention device in the cargo storage position defines an enclosure at least partially defined by the seat and a floor.
A vehicle storage system comprising:
- a seating assembly including a seat and a seatback;
- a floor;
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- a retention device positionable between an upper portion of the seatback and an area of the floor disposed proximate the seating assembly, wherein the retention device is selectively extendable from at least one of the upper portion of the seatback and the area of the floor disposed proximate the seating assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.