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Easy enter seat assembly

  • US 4,065,178 A
  • Filed: 03/18/1977
  • Issued: 12/27/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle seat including a cushion and a seat back, track means including spaced rail members attached to said seat cushion and corresponding rail members attached to the vehicle floor slidingly engageable together for movement of said seat cushion in a fore and aft direction with respect to the vehicle, said stationary rails being attached to the vehicle floor and having a vertical wall with elongated slots therein extending in a fore and aft and generally horizontal direction, seat locater means extending between said stationary rails with end portions within said elongated slots and provision for selectively fixing said end portions at desirable locations along said elongated slots corresponding to a desired fore and aft seat cushion position, arm members extending from said seat back and being pivotally mounted to said stationary rails rearward of said end portions of the seat locater means to permit forward tilting movement of the seat back, said pivotal mounts of the seat back arms having an axis extending through said elongated slots and slidable rearwardly within said elongated slots as said seat back is tilted forward, connecting means between said seat back arms and said seat cushion to produce forward movement of the cushion as the arms are pivoted in response to forward tilting of the seat back, said connecting means limiting the degree of forward tilt and sliding movement of the cushion to a constant forward location irrespective of the position of said seat locater means, stop means extending from said slidable seat cushion and attached rail forwardly of the seat locater means and engageable therewith upon rearward return movement of the seat cushion to relocate said cushion in its preselected position along said stationary rails when the seat back is returned to its drive position.

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