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Vehicle seating assembly with manual cushion tilt

  • US 9,527,419 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2014
  • Issued: 12/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

  • a seat base;

    a thigh support pivotally coupled to and extending forward from the seat base, the thigh support being spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position;

    a bracket member disposed under the thigh support and defining an enlarged opening through which a support rod extends, the bracket limiting vertical movement of the thigh support;

    a lever operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge, the lever being spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and including a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge, the teeth of the rack being configured to engage a catch projecting from the thigh support; and

    a handle extending transversely from the lever, the handle operable to disengage the rack from the catch.

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