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Vehicle seat

  • US 9,096,146 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2011
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat system for a vehicle, configurable to enable an occupant to be seated either in a lower position or in an upper position, the seat system comprising:

  • a vertical support constructed and arranged to be secured in a substantially vertical orientation to a wall of the vehicle;

    a base member to provide a seating surface for accommodating an occupant in the lower position;

    a seat back positioned to extend generally upwards from the base member to support an occupant'"'"'s back, the seat back being slidable along the vertical support in the vertical direction between the lower position and the upper position;

    a perch member selectively deployable either;

    in a first condition, where the perch member is configured as an extension of the seat back to provide back support for the occupant when in the lower position, orin a second condition, where the perch member is configured as an additional base member to provide another seating surface for an occupant when in the upper position;

    a fastener for securing the perch member when in the second condition; and

    a linkage extending between the seat back and a point on the perch member substantially towards a lowermost end of the perch member, the linkage being arranged to lock when the perch member is configured into the second condition such that the linkage acts as a strut supporting weight of an occupant.

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