Utility seat assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEdward Joseph Leonard Meszaros, David Thomas Patrick
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly is provided which includes a second row center seating unit including a seatback and a seat that includes a front and a rear. A slide assembly is coupled with the rear of the seat, and the seating unit is operable between a first position wherein a seat is proximate the slide assembly and a second position wherein the seat is slid forward and rotated upward such that the seatback is proximate the slide assembly. A support surface extends over the seat and is openable to expose a storage compartment when the seating unit is in the second position. A retaining feature is disposed in the front of the seat in order to secure items extending through the vehicle over the seating unit.
Claims13
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a second row center seating unit including a seatback, a seat that includes a front and a rear, the seat including a bottom portion, wherein the seatback is pivotally attached to the bottom portion;
- a slide assembly disposed within a vehicle floor and coupled with the rear of the seat proximate bottom portion, the seating unit being operable between a first position, wherein the on front of the seat is proximate the slide assembly, and a second position, wherein the seat is slid forward and rotated upward such that a back surface of the seatback is proximate the slide assembly, wherein the bottom portion is rotatable to a generally vertical position and perpendicular with the vehicle floor;
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- a retention feature disposed in the front of the seat to secure items extending through a vehicle over the seating unit when the seating unit is in the second position, wherein the retention feature is disposed within the bottom portion and includes at least one fence that is selectively extendable from the bottom portion.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a toollessly-removable center seating unit having a seat and a seatback,
- the center seating unit being rotationally operable between a first position, wherein the seat is proximate a vehicle floor, and a second position, wherein the seatback is proximate the vehicle floor;
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- a retention fence extendable from in a front portion of the seat for retaining long cargo items over the seat when in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.