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Folding seat having a belt member

US6644752B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 2001
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/75
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat member 10 of the present invention is provided with a belt member 200 in the back side of each cushioning member, in which the belt member is held by engaging with an appropriate portion of a back frame 30 at its one end and with an appropriate portion of a seat frame 40 at the other end, is disposed in the vicinity of, at least, either right or left side of a sitting person in a direction along the longitudinal cross-section, and is designed to have the length in the overlapping area with the above-described cushioning members shorter than the length along an expanded state of the cushioning members in the same area and is designed to be made of a material having a higher stiffness than those of respective cushioning members. By disposing the belt member 200, when a person takes a seat, it becomes possible to support the waist of sitting person since a portion corresponding to the belt member is relatively bulged out. In addition, since a relatively bulged position of the place corresponding to the belt member differs in response to the physique (weight, etc.) of the sitting person, the waist-supporting function can be exhibited in response to difference in the physique so …

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