Vehicle rear seating arrangement
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1. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
- a vehicle passenger compartment structure having a generally vertical surface; and
a seat assembly including a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface, a seat extension portion with an extension seating surface and a first hinge,the seat attachment part being fixedly attached to the generally vertical surface of the vehicle passenger compartment structure,the seat bottom portion having a front end edge and a rear end edge, the seat bottom portion being pivotally supported to the seat attachment part adjacent to the rear end edge by the first hinge for movement between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally vertical retracted position,the seat extension portion being pivotally supported the seat bottom portion adjacent to the front end edge for movement between a stowed position and a seat extending position such that in the stowed position the seat extension portion is disposed underneath the seat bottom portion with the seat bottom portion in the generally horizontal seating position and in the seat extending position the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned.
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Abstract
A vehicle rear seating arrangement is described that includes a vehicle passenger compartment structure and a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface and a seat extension portion with an extension seating surface. The seat attachment part is fixedly attached to the vehicle passenger compartment structure. The seat extension portion is supported by the seat assembly for movement between a stowed position underneath the seat bottom portion and a seat extending position in which the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle passenger compartment structure having a generally vertical surface; and a seat assembly including a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface, a seat extension portion with an extension seating surface and a first hinge, the seat attachment part being fixedly attached to the generally vertical surface of the vehicle passenger compartment structure, the seat bottom portion having a front end edge and a rear end edge, the seat bottom portion being pivotally supported to the seat attachment part adjacent to the rear end edge by the first hinge for movement between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally vertical retracted position, the seat extension portion being pivotally supported the seat bottom portion adjacent to the front end edge for movement between a stowed position and a seat extending position such that in the stowed position the seat extension portion is disposed underneath the seat bottom portion with the seat bottom portion in the generally horizontal seating position and in the seat extending position the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle passenger compartment structure; and a seat assembly including a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface and a seat extension portion with an extension seating surface, the seat attachment part being fixedly attached to the vehicle passenger compartment structure, the seat extension portion being supported by the seat bottom portion for movement between a stowed position underneath the seat bottom portion and a seat extending position such that the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned in the seat extending position, the seat extension portion includes a table shell member having a peripheral side wall extending downward from the extension seating surface with the seat extension portion in the seat extending position, the table shell member having an open hollow interior surrounded, the seat extension portion also includes an extensible support moveably supported by the table shell member for movement between a retracted position within the hollow interior of the table shell member and a supporting position in which the extensible support at least partially extends outside the hollow interior of the table shell member, and the extensible support includes a support bracket mounted within the hollow interior of the table shell member and a pair of extensible support members pivotally coupled to the support bracket. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle passenger compartment structure having a generally vertical surface; and a seat assembly including a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface and a seat extension portion with an extension seating surface, the seat attachment part being fixedly attached to the vehicle passenger compartment structure, the seat extension portion being supported by the seat bottom portion for movement between a stowed position underneath the seat bottom portion and a seat extending position such that the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned in the seat extending position, a child restraining seat tether bracket fixed to the generally vertical surface above the seat attachment part, and a headrest fixed to the child restraining seat tether bracket.
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15. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle passenger compartment structure; and a seat assembly including a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion and a seat extension portion, the seat attachment part being fixedly attached to the vehicle passenger compartment structure, the seat bottom portion having an upper seating surface and an underside surface, the seat extension portion having an extension seating surface and a second surface opposite the extension seating surface, the seat extension portion being supported by the seat bottom portion for movement between a stowed position underneath the seat bottom portion where the second surface of the seat extension portion confronts the underside surface of the seat bottom portion and a seat extending position where the upper seating surface and the extension seating surface are generally aligned. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A vehicle rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a vehicle passenger compartment structure; and a seat assembly including a seat bottom portion and a seat extension portion, the seat bottom portion having a front end and a rear end, the seat bottom portion being pivotally coupled to the vehicle passenger compartment structure adjacent to the rear end for movement between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally vertical retracted position, the seat extension portion being pivotally coupled to the seat bottom portion adjacent to the front end for movement with respect to the seat bottom portion between a seat extending position with the seat bottom portion in the generally horizontal seating position and a stowed position underneath the seat bottom portion, wherein the seat extension portion moves with the seat bottom portion between the generally horizontal seating position and the generally vertical retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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