Vehicle seat with internal anchors

• US 20040212242A1
• Filed: 04/24/2003
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co.
• Original Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co.
• Inventors: Burns, Daniel, Morris, Ryan, Gryp, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US10/423,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20040212242A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/452.18
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/43 Safety locks for back-rests B60N2/433
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/502 attached to the base of the seat B60N2/504 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/508 Scissors-like structure

Abstract

The present invention concerns a vehicle seat having an opposingly located seat frame and located base. A dampener is connected to and disposed between the seat frame and the base. The invention includes at least one flexible anchor for coupling the seat frame to a point on the seat which is lower than the seat frame. In addition, a portion of said seat frame may be made of a light weight material such as magnesium.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

opposingly located upper and lower base sections and a dampener connected to and disposed between said base sections;

a seat pan;

a back pan; and

at least one flexible coupler connecting said uppers base section to said lower base section.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said back pan is made of lighter weight material than said lower base section.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said back pan is made of magnesium.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said seat pan is made of magnesium.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said seat and back pan are made of magnesium.

6. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame and opposingly located base;

a dampener connected to and disposed between said seat frame and said base; and

at least one flexible anchor for coupling said seat frame to said base.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein a portion of said seat frame is made of a light weight material.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said seat frame includes a back pan, said back pan is made of lighter weight material than said base.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said back pan is made of magnesium.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said seat frame includes a seat pan, said seat pan is made of a lighter weight material than said base.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said seat pan is made of magnesium.

12. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame and base located below said seat frame;

at least one slider;

a dampener connected to and disposed between said seat frame and said base; and

said seat frame having a lightweight component which permits the seat to be used without restraints.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein a component of said seat frame is made of magnesium.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said seat frame includes a seat pan.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said seat pan is made of magnesium.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said seat frame includes a back pan.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said back pan is made of magnesium.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said seat frame includes a base.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said base is made of magnesium.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said seat frame includes a base, seat pan, and a back pan.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said base, said seat pan and said back pan are made of magnesium.