Seat base for a seating assembly
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat carrier including first and second independent thigh supports, each thigh support comprising;
a thigh-extension plate having inner and outer extension tracks;
a thigh-extension slider engaged with the thigh-extension plate, the thigh-extension slider defining inner and outer grooves slidably engaging the inner and outer extension tracks of the thigh-extension plate, respectively; and
integrated stabilizer tabs that provide a transverse tension force along a Y-axis of the vehicle seating assembly.
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Abstract
A seat base for a seating assembly includes a thigh-extension plate and an extension track engaged with the thigh-extension plate. A thigh-extension slider engages with the extension track. A plurality of stabilizer tabs are integrally formed with the thigh-extension slider.
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat carrier including first and second independent thigh supports, each thigh support comprising; a thigh-extension plate having inner and outer extension tracks; a thigh-extension slider engaged with the thigh-extension plate, the thigh-extension slider defining inner and outer grooves slidably engaging the inner and outer extension tracks of the thigh-extension plate, respectively; and integrated stabilizer tabs that provide a transverse tension force along a Y-axis of the vehicle seating assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A thigh-extension for a seating assembly comprising:
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a metallic thigh-extension plate; an extension track engaged with the metallic thigh-extension plate; a thigh-extension slider having an integral groove slidably engaged with the extension track; and a plurality of stabilizer tabs integrally formed with the thigh-extension slider, wherein the plurality of stabilizer tabs resiliently engage with exterior edges of the extension track. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A seat base for a seating assembly comprising:
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a thigh-extension plate; an extension track engaged with the thigh-extension plate; a thigh-extension slider engaged with the extension track; and a plurality of stabilizer tabs resiliently engaged with exterior edges of the extension track. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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