Vehicle seat

• US 10,434,913 B1
• Filed: 04/24/2019
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anatoly Arutunoff
• Original Assignee: Anatoly Arutunoff
• Inventors: Arutunoff, Anatoly
• Primary Examiner(s): Lyjak, Lori L
• Application Number:
  US16/393,578
• Time in Patent Office: 167 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/005 Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles , e.g. dismountable auxiliary seatsB60N2/02 takes precedence ; for railway vehicles B61D1/04
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/14 rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/10 , B60N2/2869 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/643 shape of the back-rests B60N2/66 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/646 shape of the cushion
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/763 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/78 post or panel mounted
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/99 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2205/30 Seat or seat parts characterised by comprising plural parts or pieces

Abstract

A vehicle seat having at least one side bolster mounted to the vehicle door such that when the door is open the adjoining bolster moves away from the side of the seat to provide an easier path for ingress and egress from the seat.

Claims

1. An improved vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame,

a seat bottom,

a seat backrest,

an inboard lower bolster adjacent to the seat bottom and mounted to the seat, and

an outboard lower bolster mounted to an adjacent vehicle door,

wherein the outboard lower bolster is moveable relative to the seat bottom.

2. The seat of claim 1 further comprising:

the adjacent vehicle door having an open position and a closed position,

wherein the outboard lower bolster is adjacent to the seat bottom when the door is in the closed position and the outboard lower bolster is not adjacent to the seat bottom when the door is in the open position.

3. The seat of claim 1 further comprising:

an inboard upper bolster adjacent to the seat backrest and mounted to the seat, and

an outboard upper seat bolster mounted to an adjacent vehicle door,

wherein the outboard upper bolster is moveable relative to the bottom of the seat.

4. The seat of claim 3 further comprising:

the adjacent vehicle door having an open position and a closed position,

wherein the outboard upper bolster is adjacent to the seat backrest when the door is in the closed position and the outboard upper bolster is not adjacent to the seat bottom when the door is in the open position.

5. The seat of claim 4 further comprising:

an adjustable mounting mechanism mounting the outboard bolsters to the door,

wherein the outboard bolsters are moveable relative to the door.

6. An improved vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame,

a seat bottom,

a seat backrest,

an inboard upper bolster adjacent to the seat backrest and mounted to the seat, and

an outboard upper bolster mounted to an adjacent vehicle door,

wherein the outboard upper bolster is moveable relative to the seat backrest.

7. The seat of claim 6 further comprising:

the adjacent vehicle door having an open position and a closed position,

wherein the outboard upper bolster is adjacent to the seat backrest when the door is in the closed position and the outboard upper bolster is not adjacent to the seat backrest when the door is in the open position.

8. The seat of claim 7 further comprising:

an adjustable mounting mechanism mounting the outboard bolsters to the door,

wherein the outboard bolsters are moveable relative to the door.

9. An improved vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame,

a seat bottom,

a seat backrest,

an inboard lower bolster adjacent to the seat bottom and mounted to the seat frame,

an inboard upper bolster adjacent to the seat backrest and mounted to the seat frame,

an outboard lower bolster mounted to an adjacent vehicle door,

an outboard upper bolster mounted to an adjacent vehicle door, and

an adjustable mounting mechanism mounting the outboard bolsters to the adjacent vehicle door,

wherein the outboard lower bolster and outboard upper bolster are moveable relative to the seat, and the adjacent vehicle door having an open position and a closed position, and

wherein the outboard lower bolster is adjacent to the seat bottom when the door is in the closed position and the outboard lower bolster is not adjacent to the seat bottom when the door is in the open position and the outboard upper bolster is adjacent to the seat backrest when the door is in the closed position and the outboard upper bolster is not adjacent to the seat backrest when the door is in the open position.