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Seat track with continuous engagement and memory easy entry mechanism

  • US 5,918,846 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1996
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for mounting a seat within a vehicle, comprising:

  • a first track having a side wall including a plurality of spaced slots through said side wall, said slots each having a first operative dimension and being spaced apart by a first distance;

    a second track in moveable mating engagement with said first track;

    a plurality of locking pawls each having a second operative dimension and being supported on said second track for movement between a first position where said pawls are adapted to be received within one or more of said slots such that said second track does not move relative to said first track and a second position where said second track is free to move, said locking pawls being spaced apart by a second distance that is not equal to said first distance; and

    whereina preselected ratio exists between said second dimension and each of said first dimension, said first distance and said second distance, respectively, such that said first operative dimension is twice said second dimension, said second distance is three times said second operative dimension and said first distance is equal to said first dimension and at least one of said locking pawls is partially received within at least one of said slots whenever said locking pawls are in said first position.

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