Patent · US Expired

Split lift gate swing seat

US7000968B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by
15References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 2005
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/3072
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rear seat assembly movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration within a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion, a seat back disposed adjacent to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and a translator coupled to the seat back. The translator moves the seat back between the use configuration and the stowed configuration in which the seat back is adjacent to a rear lift gate of the motor vehicle.

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