Stadium slide seat
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1. A vehicle seat, the seat comprising:
- a seat cushion assembly;
a seat back assembly;
a track assembly for supporting the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly in a vehicle and for allowing movement of the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly between a use position and a stadium position without disengaging the seat back assembly from the track assembly, wherein the stadium position is defined as the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly being in a substantially upright position; and
wherein the track assembly includes a bottom track portion, a front top track portion, and a rear top track portion, the top track portions being slidable along the bottom track portion, the seat cushion assembly being connected to the front top track portion and the seat back assembly being connected to the rear top track portion.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat for a vehicle. The seat moveable into a stadium position in which a seat cushion assembly and a seat back assembly are substantially upright. The seat can also include incline and recline features which allow the seat back to fold forward to kneel on the seat cushion and to recline backward to a flat position. The stadium positioning provides, amongst other benefits, easier access to an area behind the seat.
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1. A vehicle seat, the seat comprising:
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a seat cushion assembly; a seat back assembly; a track assembly for supporting the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly in a vehicle and for allowing movement of the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly between a use position and a stadium position without disengaging the seat back assembly from the track assembly, wherein the stadium position is defined as the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly being in a substantially upright position; and wherein the track assembly includes a bottom track portion, a front top track portion, and a rear top track portion, the top track portions being slidable along the bottom track portion, the seat cushion assembly being connected to the front top track portion and the seat back assembly being connected to the rear top track portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A second row seat system for use with an automotive vehicle, the second row seat system comprising:
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a seat cushion assembly; a seat back assembly; a linkage connected to the seat cushion assembly; and a track assembly for supporting the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly in the vehicle and for allowing sliding movement of the seat back assembly to cause the linkage to move the seat cushion assembly between a use position and a stadium position, the stadium position including the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly each positioned in a substantially upright position at a forward position of the track assembly.
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12. A second row seating system for use with an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
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a second row seat comprising a seat cushion assembly and a seat back assembly; a track assembly for supporting the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly in the vehicle and for allowing movement of the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly between a use position and a stadium position without disengaging the seat back assembly from the track assembly wherein the stadium position is defined as the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly being in a substantially upright position at a forward position of the track assembly to provide access to an area of the vehicle behind the second row seat; and a linkage between the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly, the linkage causing the seat cushion assembly to actuate into the substantially upright position with forward movement of the seat back assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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