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Fold-down seat for a motor vehicle

  • US 5,860,702 A
  • Filed: 02/17/1998
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fold-down seat frame for a motor vehicle comprising:

  • a seat bottom disposed in a predominately horizontal position;

    a seat back adapted for movement between a predominately vertical seating position and a predominately horizontal reclined position, the seat back having an edge disposed adjacent to an edge of the seat bottom when in the seating position, the edges being spaced apart when the seat back is disposed in the reclined position;

    an auxiliary section adapted for pivotal movement between a seating position and a reclined position, the pivotal movement encompassing a range of motion of less than 180°

    , the auxiliary section being substantially horizontally disposed and interposed between the spaced apart edges of the seat back and seat bottom when in the reclined position; and

    hinge means comprising a link pivotally connected to the seat back, seat bottom, and auxiliary section for controllably and concertedly moving the seat back, seat bottom, and the auxiliary section between seating and reclined positions.

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