Vehicular seating assembly, system and method
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1. An infant seat carrier including:
- a seat surface member having a center longitudinal plane and a backrest surface member having a center longitudinal plane, the backrest surface member being pivotally attached to the seat surface member at opposing pivot axis junctions wherein the seat surface member and backrest surface member are pivotal between (1) a closed position wherein said center longitudinal planes are oriented in a substantially parallel alignment and (2) one or more open positions including open positions wherein the center longitudinal planes define obtuse angles;
one or more connectors releasably attachable to vehicular child anchors;
at least a first locking mechanism operable with one of the pivot axis junctions, the first locking mechanism being operationally configured to dictate pivotal movement of the seat surface member and the backrest surface member between said closed position and said one or more open positions; and
,wherein a first locking mechanism includes a locking gear assembly comprised of outer gears and an adjustable gear stop member operationally configured to communicate with the outer gears in a manner effective to prevent pivotal movement of the seat surface member and backrest surface member.
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Abstract
The present application is directed to a vehicular seating assembly including a plurality of forward facing seating configurations and a rearward facing seating configuration, the rearward facing seating configuration including an infant seat carrier operationally configured to be concealed from view when the seating assembly is set at a forward facing seating configuration, wherein the infant seat carrier is releasably attachable to the seat member assembly for vehicular seating assembly use and releasably attachable to vehicular child anchors for standalone use of the infant seat carrier apart from the seating assembly.
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17 Claims
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1. An infant seat carrier including:
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a seat surface member having a center longitudinal plane and a backrest surface member having a center longitudinal plane, the backrest surface member being pivotally attached to the seat surface member at opposing pivot axis junctions wherein the seat surface member and backrest surface member are pivotal between (1) a closed position wherein said center longitudinal planes are oriented in a substantially parallel alignment and (2) one or more open positions including open positions wherein the center longitudinal planes define obtuse angles; one or more connectors releasably attachable to vehicular child anchors; at least a first locking mechanism operable with one of the pivot axis junctions, the first locking mechanism being operationally configured to dictate pivotal movement of the seat surface member and the backrest surface member between said closed position and said one or more open positions; and
,wherein a first locking mechanism includes a locking gear assembly comprised of outer gears and an adjustable gear stop member operationally configured to communicate with the outer gears in a manner effective to prevent pivotal movement of the seat surface member and backrest surface member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicular seating assembly having a seat member assembly and a backrest member assembly, the vehicular seating assembly including a plurality of vehicular forward facing seating configurations and a plurality of vehicular rearward facing seating configurations, the rearward facing seating configuration including an infant seat carrier operationally configured to be concealed from view when the seating assembly is set at a forward facing seating configuration, the infant seat carrier being (1) releasably attachable to the seat member assembly for rearward facing seating use and (2) releasably attachable to vehicular child anchors for standalone vehicular use apart from the seating assembly;
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the vehicular seating assembly further including an intermediary member releasably attachable to the seat member assembly, the intermediary member being operationally configured to receive a backrest surface member of the infant seat carrier in releasable attachment thereto when the vehicular seating assembly is set at forward and rearward facing seating configurations. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicular seating assembly including (1) a mounting chassis fixable to one or more vehicular surfaces, (2) a seat member assembly attached to the mounting chassis, the seat member assembly having a pivotal seat member defining a first seat surface and an opposing underside surface including a mounting assembly disposed along the underside surface, (3) a backrest member assembly attached to the mounting chassis, the backrest member assembly having a pivotal first backrest member defining a first backrest surface when the first backrest member is set at an upright position, and (4) an infant seat carrier releasably attachable to the mounting assembly;
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wherein the backrest member assembly includes at least a first interchangeable removable member operationally configured to provide a second backrest surface when the first backrest member is oriented in a horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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