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Automotive vehicle seat with indented lower side portions

  • US 10,549,658 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2018
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seat for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

  • a seat bottom, the seat bottom comprising a first frame and a seating surface supported by the first frame, the seating surface configured to support an occupant of an automotive vehicle;

    a first attachment mechanism configured to secure the first frame of the seat bottom to the automotive vehicle;

    a seat back, the seat back comprising a second frame, the seat back having, above a level at which the seat back meets the seating surface of the seat bottom, an upper portion, a lower portion, and a middle portion between the upper portion and the lower portion, the upper portion, middle portion and lower portion of the seat back being supported by the second frame, the upper portion, middle portion, and lower portion of the seat back correspond to an upper third, middle third, and lower third of the seat back in an upright direction along the seatback, respectively; and

    a second attachment mechanism configured to connect the seat back and the seat bottom, the seating surface at a rear of the seat bottom being disposed lower than a rotation axis of the second attachment mechanism,the seat bottom and seat back being configured such thata lateral width of the upper portion of the seat back is greater than a lateral width of the lower portion of the seat back,a lateral width of the upper portion of the seat back is greater than a lateral width of the middle portion of the seat back,a lateral width of the middle portion of the seat back is greater than a lateral width of the lower portion of the seat back,a lateral width of the seat bottom is greater than the lateral width of the lower portion of the seat back, anda gap is located between the upper portion of the seat back and a rear portion of the seat bottom at one or both of a right side of the seat back and a left side of the seat back.

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