Convertible Seating Unit
First Claim
1. A convertible seating unit for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge;
a back support comprising a first back support panel and a second back support panel, each of the first and second back support panels having a respective first edge and a second edge and a respective upper surface and a lower surface; and
,wherein the second edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis, and wherein the first edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis.
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Abstract
A convertible seating unit for a motor vehicle is provided. The convertible seating unit comprises a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge. The convertible seating unit further includes a back support comprising a first back support panel and a second back support panel. Each of the first and second back support panels has a first edge and a second edge, and an upper surface and a lower surface. The second edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis. The first edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A convertible seating unit for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge; a back support comprising a first back support panel and a second back support panel, each of the first and second back support panels having a respective first edge and a second edge and a respective upper surface and a lower surface; and
,wherein the second edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis, and wherein the first edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A convertible seating unit comprising:
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a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge; a back support comprising a first back support panel and a second back support panel, each of the first and second back support panels having a respective first edge and a second edge and a respective upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the second edge of the first back panel is connected to the first edge of the second back panel, and wherein the first edge of the first back panel is connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat; means for connecting the second edge of the first back panel to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis; and
,means for connecting first edge of the first back panel to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of adjusting a convertible seating unit for a motor vehicle, wherein the convertible seating unit comprises a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge, a back support having a first back support panel and a second back support panel, each of the first and second back support panels having a respective first edge and a second edge and a respective upper surface and a lower surface, the second edge of the first back panel being hingeably connected to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis, and the first edge of the first back panel being hingeably connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis, the method comprising:
moving the back support from a first sitting position to a second sitting position, wherein when the back support is in the first sitting position, the first and second panels of the back support are folded about the first hinge axis and extend in a direction generally transverse to the upper surface of the seat, and wherein when the back support is in the second sitting position, the first panel of the back support is disposed generally parallel to the upper surface of the seat, and the second panel of the back support extends in a direction generally transverse to the first panel.
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