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Movable seat, particularly a removable vehicle seat

  • US 4,700,989 A
  • Filed: 05/07/1986
  • Issued: 10/20/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A movable seat assembly suitable for use as a removable vehicle seat, said seat assembly comprising:

  • seat structure having front seat legs and rear seat legs, each of said legs including a fork member cooperable with a fixed attachment rod of a frame supporting the seat assembly, said frame having an upper surface;

    a movable lock member on each said front seat leg and rear seat leg for locking said leg on the corresponding attachment rod;

    return biasing means for urging each of said lock members into a locked position on the corresponding attachment rod;

    manually operated means for actuating each of said lock members into an unlocked position, against said return biasing means in order to release the seat legs with respect to the corresponding attachment rod, said seat assembly being movable between a lowered position and an uptilted position, said manually operated means of the rear lock members being operable in any position of the seat assembly, said manually operated means of the front lock members being operable only when the seat assembly is in its said uptilted position, in order to prevent unlocking of said front seat legs when a passenger is seated on the seat assembly;

    a control rod system movable with respect to said seat structure and said frame during motion of the seat assembly between said lowered and uptilted positions, said control rod system comprising a stop member for locking said manually operated means of the front lock members when the seat assembly is not in its uptilted position, and for releasing said manually operated means of the front lock members when the assembly in its uptilted position.

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