Combination adjustment seat back hinge fitting
AssigneeKeiper U.S.A., Inc.
InventorAllen H. Weston
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Abstract
A hinge fitting for adjustably connecting a seat and a back rest, especially for motor vehicles, in which a pair of hinge members pivotally connected to each other have means for gradually continuously adjusting the angle of the hinge members and the elements fixed thereto relative to each other and in which supplemental means are provided for quick adjustment to any approximate angular relation within the total range of seat back adjustment subject to gradual adjustment to any desired precise seat back position.
Claims17
A hinge fitting for adjustably connecting a seat and a back rest comprising a seat hinge member, a back rest hinge member, a pivotal connection between said members, means limiting a range of adjustment for the operative relation of said members between maximum forward and maximum rearward positions of said back rest hinge member, manually releasable toothed ratchet and pawl means for permitting quick adjustment to an approximate fixed operative relation within said range, and manually adjustable taumel means for gradually effecting a precise fixed operative relation at any desired position, said respective means including in combination means accommodating quick adjustment from either extremity of said range to any intermediate or other extremity position regardless of the prevailing taumel adjustment.
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