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US 6,267,426 B1Granted
Seat assembly
OwnerKurt A. Seiboldinventor
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Abstract
A seat assembly for a vehicle having a seat back and a support member. The seat back is connectable to the vehicle for pivotal movement between an upright-use position and a generally horizontal-stored position. The support member is connectable to the seat back and pivotally attachable to the vehicle. The seat back and the support member are operable to form a truss in the upright-use position and a substantially continuous load surface in the horizontal-stored position.
Claims18
A seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat back connectable to the vehicle for pivotal movement between an upright-use position and a generally horizontal-stored position, said seat back having a generally planar first rear surface and a pair of guide slots;
- and
- a support member having a pair of side arms interconnected by a panel thereby forming a generally planar second rear surface, each of said pair of side arms having a first end slidably connected to one of said pair of guide slots of said seat back and a second end pivotally attachable to the vehicle for rotational movement;
- wherein said seat back and said support member being operable to form a truss in the upright-use position, and said generally planar first rear surface and said generally planar second rear surface being operable to form a substantially continuous load surface in the horizontal-use position.
1 more element
A seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat back connectable to the vehicle for pivotal movement between an upright-usec position and a generally horizontal-stored position;
- and
- a support member connected to said seat back and attachable to the vehicle, said seat back and said support member being operably connectable to form a truss in the upright-use position and a substantially continuous load surface in the horizontal-stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.