US 9,399,418 B2Granted

Independent cushion extension and thigh support

AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC

InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Marc Kondrad, John W. Jaranson, Kendrick Alden Harper, Daniel Ferretti, Michael Kolich, Lorne Joseph Lovelace, Kevin VanNieulande, Grant A. Compton

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Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame. A first leg support is pivotally coupled with a forward portion of the seat frame. The first leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A first extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the first leg support and is operable between extended and retracted positions. A second leg support is adjacent to and independent of the first leg support and is pivotally coupled with the forward portion of the seat frame. The second leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A second extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the second leg support and is operable between extended and refracted positions.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seat frame;
a first support base pivotal about a forward portion of the seat frame and including a first portion of a forward seating surface, the first support base being operable between raised and lowered positions;
a first extendable member disposed on a top portion of the first support base;
a first motor disposed on the first support base and operable to move the first extendable member between extended and retracted positions;
a second support base adjacent to and independent of the first support base and pivotal about the forward portion of the seat frame and including a second portion of the forward seating surface, the second support base being operable between raised and lowered positions;
a second extendable member disposed on a top portion of the second support base and operable between extended and retracted positions;
a second motor disposed on the second support base and operable to move the second extendable member between extended and retracted positions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.