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Seat back automatic height adjustor and recliner mechanism

  • US 5,700,055 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1996
  • Issued: 12/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A passenger seat assembly for a motor vehicle which can be folded to a stowed position for increasing cargo storage capacity, said assembly comprising:

  • a seat bottom having an upper surface and a lower surface;

    a seat back having a front surface and a back surface and pivotal between a generally upright seating position and a generally horizontal folded position;

    a support stanchion for supporting said seat bottom and said seat back above a vehicle floor;

    said seat bottom pivotally coupled to said support stanchion and moveable between a generally horizontal seating position and a folded stowed position with said upper surface adjacent the vehicle floor; and

    said seat back pivotally coupled to said support stanchion and moveable between said upright position and said horizontal folded position wherein said front surface of said seat back overlaps and covers said lower surface of said seat bottom in said stowed position and said back surface providing a generally horizontal cargo support surface.

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