Fixed structure seat
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a back frame member comprising a vertical slot;
a pair of side frame elements fixedly secured to the back frame member;
an intermediate frame supported by the pair of side frame elements;
an upper seat frame slidably connected to the intermediate frame;
a pair of sliding links fixedly secured to a pivot bar, the pivot bar slidably and pivotably contained within the vertical slot;
a pair of adjustable back members pivotably connected to the upper seat frame, each of the pair of adjustable back members comprising a track that is slidably engaged with one of the pair of sliding links; and
an upper back member pivotably connected to each of the pair of adjustable back members.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a moveable structure supported by a fixed frame. The moveable structure includes a bottom portion configured to slide forward and rearward relative to the fixed frame, a back portion connected to the bottom portion and configured to both pivot and slide relative to the fixed frame, and an upper portion that, in some embodiments, is configured to rotate relative to the back portion.
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a back frame member comprising a vertical slot; a pair of side frame elements fixedly secured to the back frame member; an intermediate frame supported by the pair of side frame elements; an upper seat frame slidably connected to the intermediate frame; a pair of sliding links fixedly secured to a pivot bar, the pivot bar slidably and pivotably contained within the vertical slot; a pair of adjustable back members pivotably connected to the upper seat frame, each of the pair of adjustable back members comprising a track that is slidably engaged with one of the pair of sliding links; and an upper back member pivotably connected to each of the pair of adjustable back members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A slouching vehicle seat, comprising:
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a fixed frame, the fixed frame comprising two side frame members connected by a back cross member; a movable structure supported by the fixed frame, the movable structure comprising; a pair of adjustable back members slidably and pivotably connected to the back cross member, each of the pair of adjustable back members having a first end and a second end; an intermediate frame supported by the two side frame members; a lifting mechanism secured to the fixed frame and configured to selectively raise and lower the intermediate frame; and an upper seat frame slidably connected to the intermediate frame, the upper seat frame pivotably connected to the first end of each of the pair of adjustable back members. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An adjustable seat comprising:
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an upper back member; a pair of adjustable back members, each of the pair of adjustable back members having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end connected to the upper back member; an upper seat frame pivotally connected to the lower end of each of the pair of adjustable back members; and a fixed frame, the fixed frame comprising two side frame members connected by a back frame member, wherein the upper seat frame is slidably connected to the side frame members via an intermediate frame and the pair of adjustable back members are slidably and pivotably connected to the back frame member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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