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US 7,458,635 B2Granted
Vehicle seat arrangement
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKolita Mendis, John Downs, Benny Sommerfeld, Blair Taylor
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Abstract
A vehicle seat arrangement includes a child seat which is mounted in a rearward facing configuration to a backrest of an adult seat such that the backrest of another adult seat at least partially supports the backrest of the child seat.
Claims8
A vehicle seat arrangement, comprising:
- a first seat, having a backrest section and a seat section, with said backrest section being foldable from an upright position to a substantially flat position;
- a rear surface comprising a portion of said backrest section, with said rear surface being substantially horizontal when said backrest section is folded into said substantially flat position;
- a locking means, mounted to said rear surface of said backrest section, for locating and holding a child seat in position;
- a child seat mounted to said locking means, with said child seat having a backrest, and with said child seat being foldable into a collapsed state for storage;
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- a second seat, located in front of said first seat, with said second seat having a backrest section which, at least in part, supports said backrest of said child seat.
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A rearward facing child seat arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- a child seat having a backrest section and a seat section, with said child seat being adapted for use in a rearward facing configuration;
- a front seat having a backrest section for contacting and supporting said backrest section of said child seat;
- a rear seat, located behind said front seat, with said rear seat having a folding seat section and a folding backrest section, and with said backrest section being foldable to a substantially flat position;
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- a mounting lock having a first portion attached to said seat section of said child seat and a second portion attached to said backrest section of said rear seat, wherein said seat section and said backrest section of said rear seat have a high mount position in which the backrest section is folded into a substantially flat position, and the seat section is in a normal operating position, and a low mount position in which the seat section is folded forward to a generally vertical position, so as to permit the backrest section to be folded into a lower, substantially flat position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.