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US 7,677,668 B2Granted
Vehicle seats having a back support lock assembly
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsDonald J. Olsen, Lee Mankel, Kevin Downey
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Abstract
Vehicle seats having a back support lock assembly are disclosed. An example vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a back support pivotally coupled to the seat bottom. The example vehicle seat also includes a lock assembly having a locking lever rotatably coupled to the back support, wherein the locking lever has an end to engage a surface of the seat bottom to lock the back support in a folded position relative to the seat bottom.
Claims18
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat bottom including a plurality of ridges;
- a back support pivotally coupled to the seat bottom;
- and
- a lock assembly having:
- a single locking lever coupled to the back support, wherein the locking lever has an end to simulataneously engage the plurality of ridges of the seat bottom to lock the back support in a folded position relative to the seat bottom, and
- a biasing member, wherein the biasing member urges the end of the locking lever to engage the plurality of ridges of the seat bottom when the back support is located over the seat bottom.
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A seat comprising:
- means for supporting an occupant's weight including a plurality of ridges;
- means for supporting the occupant's back;
- and
- means for locking the means for supporting the occupant's back in a position relative to the means for supporting the occupant's weight, wherein the means for locking comprises means for coupling the means for locking to the means for supporting the occupant's back and means for selectively and simultaneously engaging the means for locking to the plurality of ridges of the means for supporting the occupant's weight along a central portion of the means for supporting the occupant's weight to lock the means for supporting the occupant's back in a folded position relative to the means for supporting an occupant's weight, and wherein the means for locking includes a biasing member, wherein the biasing member urges the means for locking to engage the plurality of ridges of the means for supporting an occupant's weight when the means for supporting the occupant's back is located over the means for supporting an occupant's weight.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.