Patent · US Expired

Vehicle seat assembly

US6709040B1 · kind B1 · utility

19Cited by

18References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Dale Drew · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
Eric Woods · Allen Park, US
Mark Allyn Folkert · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2002
Grant date	Mar 23, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/891
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle floor includes a cross bar having ends adapted to be mounted on the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat assembly further includes a seat bottom having a rear portion pivotally mounted on the cross bar such that the seat bottom is structurally secured to the vehicle. The seat bottom defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The seat bottom is pivotable about the cross bar to a storage position within a recess formed in the floor of the vehicle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.