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Automotive seat rail mechanism

US5720463A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1995
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/0747
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automotive vehicle seat assembly having an extruded outer rail that interlocks with the inner rail. In cross section, the outer rail is generally C-shaped with a pair of internal flanges. The flanges interlock with portions of the inner rail to provide improved structural integrity for both the inner and outer rails.

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