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Ultra-thin seat carrier

US8590978B2 · kind B2 · utility

68Cited by

20References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

John Wayne Jaranson · Dearborn, US
Marcos Silva Kondrad · Chesterfield Township, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2010
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/7011
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seating assembly having a seat and a seat back. A frame assembly is disposed in each of the seat and the seat back. A carrier assembly is operably coupled with the seat and the seat back. The carrier assembly includes a plurality of elongate support tabs proximate the seat. A plurality of apertures and at least one groove are proximate the seat back. A cushion extends over the seat and the seat back.

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