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Vehicle seat having an integral, retractable step

  • US 7,918,508 B2
  • Filed: 11/09/2009
  • Issued: 04/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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