Continuous manual recliner system

A seat comprising:

• a frame assembly including a seat bottom and a seat back;
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• a recliner assembly configured to facilitate pivoting of the seat back relative to the seat bottom, the recliner assembly including:
• a connecting shaft extending between the seat bottom and the seat back;
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• a manual reclining system including:
• a plate having a protrusion extending therefrom, the protrusion defining a bore;
• a spring including a coil body and a pair of legs, the coil body positioned along and around an exterior surface of the protrusion of the plate;
• an inner support at least partially positioned within the bore, the inner support including a pair of protrusions extending outside of the bore and along an exterior of the coil body, each of the pair of protrusions configured to selectively engage with a respective one of the pair of legs of the spring;
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• an outer housing disposed around the protrusion of the inner support and the spring, the outer housing defining a pair of cavities with a notch positioned therebetween, the pair of cavities extending around the pair of legs, the notch configured to selectively engage with the pair of legs of the spring.

A manual recliner system for a vehicle seat, the manual recliner system comprising:

• a plate having a protrusion extending therefrom, the protrusion defining a bore;
• a spring including a coil body and a pair of legs, the coil body positioned along and around an exterior surface of the protrusion of the plate;
• an inner support including (i) a central protrusion at least partially positioned within the bore and (ii) a pair of protrusions radially spaced from the central protrusion and extending outside of the bore and along an exterior of the coil body, each of the pair of protrusions configured to selectively engage with a respective one of the pair of legs of the spring;
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• an outer housing disposed around the pair of protrusions of the inner support and the spring, the outer housing defining a pair of cavities with a notch positioned therebetween, the pair of cavities extending around the pair of legs, the notch configured to selectively engage with the pair of legs of the spring.