Vehicle seat having an integral, retractable step
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a generally hollow base secured to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of opposing, spaced-apart base side walls, the base side walls each comprising a generally planar, solid panel closing off a side of the base;
a generally horizontal seat cushion attached atop the base, the seat cushion being fixedly coupled to the base and having a fixed orientation with respect to the floor, the seat cushion closing off a top of the base;
a front base opening defined by the floor, the seat cushion and the base side walls;
a generally vertical seatback attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion; and
a step comprising a generally planar, solid panel pivotably coupled to the base side walls, the step being selectively positionable between a generally vertical stowed position closing off the front base opening and a generally horizontal deployed position extending at least partially outwardly through the front base opening,wherein the step in the deployed position is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a step riser.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat with an integral, retractable step. A generally hollow base is secured to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of opposing, spaced-apart side walls. A generally horizontal seat cushion is attached atop the base. A generally vertical seatback is attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion. A step is coupled to the base, the step being selectively positionable between a stowed position, closing off an open base portion, and a deployed position wherein the step extends at least partially outwardly through the open base portion. In the deployed position the step is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a substantially closed step riser.
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a generally hollow base secured to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of opposing, spaced-apart base side walls, the base side walls each comprising a generally planar, solid panel closing off a side of the base; a generally horizontal seat cushion attached atop the base, the seat cushion being fixedly coupled to the base and having a fixed orientation with respect to the floor, the seat cushion closing off a top of the base; a front base opening defined by the floor, the seat cushion and the base side walls; a generally vertical seatback attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion; and a step comprising a generally planar, solid panel pivotably coupled to the base side walls, the step being selectively positionable between a generally vertical stowed position closing off the front base opening and a generally horizontal deployed position extending at least partially outwardly through the front base opening, wherein the step in the deployed position is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a step riser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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