Seating arrangement for a vehicle

US8678497B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP
• TS TECH CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Osamu Kyogoku · Dublin, US
• Rudy M. Mayne, Jr. · Hilliard, US
• Spyro G. Blatseas · Raymond, US
• William C. Lanz · Dublin, US
• Mark D. Herbert · Baldwin, US
• Wataru Takayasu · Reynoldsburg, US
• J. Zachary Sorrell · Columbus, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/682
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A multi-row vehicle seating arrangement includes a second row of vehicle seats including a first lateral side seat, a second lateral side seat, and a center seat disposed between the first and second lateral side seats. The center seat has a pair of spaced apart seat anchors fixably secured thereto for securing a child seat to the center seat.