Seat assembly and corresponding latch
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAdarsha MADHU, Stephen REDWOOD
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Abstract
A product includes a first cam and a second cam. The first cam is supported upon one of a seat bottom and a seat base. The seat bottom is pivotal relative to the seat base. The first cam comprises a cam surface defined along an outer periphery of the first cam. The cam surface defines a recessed region. The cam surface comprises a protruding tip extending from the recessed region. The second cam is supported upon the other of the seat bottom and the seat base. The protruding tip is operable to engage the second cam to latch the second cam to the first cam in an engaged position.
Claims18
A product comprising:
- a first cam, the first cam supported upon one of a seat bottom and a seat base, wherein the seat bottom is pivotal relative to the seat base,
- the first cam comprising a cam surface defined along an outer periphery of the first cam, wherein the cam surface defines a recessed region, and wherein the cam surface comprises a protruding tip extending from the recessed region;
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- a second cam, the second cam supported upon the other of the seat bottom and the seat base, wherein the protruding tip is operable to engage the second cam to latch the second cam to the first cam in an engaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.