Integrated underseat storage
First Claim
1. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a seat movable between a raised vertical position and a lowered horizontal position;
a storage cavity defined by an underside of the seat, the storage cavity including a plurality of vehicle emergency items and at least one shelf;
underseat retaining features disposed on the underside of the seat and securing the plurality of vehicle emergency items;
an access opening disposed on the underside of the seat;
a door covering the access opening and pivotally connected to the underside of the seat, wherein the door is maintained in a latched condition until the seat is moved to the raised vertical position, and wherein the door moves to an unlatched condition when the seat is in the raised vertical position and access to the access opening is possible; and
item retaining features disposed on the door.
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Abstract
A seating assembly for a vehicle including a seat movable between a raised vertical position and a lowered horizontal position. A storage cavity is defined by an underside of the seat. The storage cavity includes a plurality of vehicle emergency items. Retaining features are disposed on the underside of the seat and secure the plurality of vehicle emergency items. An access opening is disposed on the underside of the seat. A door covers the access opening and is pivotally connected to the underside of the seat. The door is maintained in a latched condition until the seat is moved to the raised vertical position. The door moves to an unlatched condition when the seat is in the raised vertical position and access to the access opening is possible.
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14 Claims
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1. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a seat movable between a raised vertical position and a lowered horizontal position; a storage cavity defined by an underside of the seat, the storage cavity including a plurality of vehicle emergency items and at least one shelf; underseat retaining features disposed on the underside of the seat and securing the plurality of vehicle emergency items; an access opening disposed on the underside of the seat; a door covering the access opening and pivotally connected to the underside of the seat, wherein the door is maintained in a latched condition until the seat is moved to the raised vertical position, and wherein the door moves to an unlatched condition when the seat is in the raised vertical position and access to the access opening is possible; and item retaining features disposed on the door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a seat back; a seat pivotally coupled with the seat back and movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the seat defining a storage cavity that includes at least one shelf; a single access opening disposed on an underside of the seat; a door covering the access opening, wherein access to the storage cavity through the access opening is possible only when the seat is in the raised position; and retaining features disposed on the door and on an underside of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a seat movable between raised and lowered positions; a storage cavity disposed on an underside of the seat and including at least one shelf; a door covering the access opening and operable between latched and unlatched conditions, the door being is movable to the unlatched condition when the seat is in the raised position; and retaining features disposed on the door and an underside of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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