Nesting second row seat
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsMark E Stout, Travis D Bechtel, Brandon F Brady
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Abstract
A vehicle seat has a seat swivel to engage rails in a vehicle. The seat swivel is slidable on the rails and enables rotation of the vehicle seat. A seat support is coupled with the seat swivel. A seat back is coupled with the seat support. A reclining mechanism is coupled with both the seat back and seat support for pivoting of the seat back with respect to the seat support. A seat cushion frame is movably coupled with the seat support such that in a first position, the seat cushion frame is in a sitting position, and in a second position, the seat cushion frame is in a non-sitting storage position.
Claims14
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat swivel for engaging rails in a vehicle, the seat swivel slidable on the rails and the seat swivel enabling rotation of the vehicle seat;
- a seat support coupled with the seat swivel;
- a seat back coupled with the seat support;
- a reclining mechanism coupled with both the seat back and seat support for pivoting of the seat back with respect to the seat support;
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- a seat cushion frame movably coupled with the seat support such that in a first position, the seat cushion frame is in a sitting position and in a second position, the seat cushion frame is in a non-sitting storage position.
A vehicle having a first row seat and a second row seat comprising:
- rails in a floor of the vehicle, the second row seat receives in the rails;
- the second row seat comprises a seat swivel for engaging rails in a vehicle, the seat swivel slidable on the rails and the seat swivel enabling rotation of the vehicle seat;
- a seat support coupled with the seat swivel;
- a seat back coupled with the seat support;
- a reclining mechanism coupled with both the seat back and seat support for pivoting of the seat back with respect to the seat support;
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- a seat cushion frame movably coupled with the seat support such that in a first position, the seat cushion frame is in a sitting position and in a second position, the seat cushion frame is in a non-sitting storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.