Freedman Seating Company

Benjamin N Huyck

Michael Douglas Moffa

Daniel L Cohen

Sudha Veerapaneni

Anthony W Pumell

A three point integrated seatbelt assembly incorporated into a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism. The cantilevered stowable seat can be mounted to a vehicle, where space may be selectively provided for positioning a wheelchair or other article adjacent to the stowed seat, which includes a frame attached to the support member, a cantilevered seatbase, and a seatback. The seatback assembly allows for easy storage of the seat and safe transportation of a passenger. The seatback is rotatably associated with the cantilevered seatbase by the improved dump locking mechanism, whereby the improved dump locking mechanism enables the seat to remain in the deployed position when inertial forces are placed on the seatback.

Integrated seatbelt in a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism

An improved locking mechanism assembly that is within a cantilevered stowable seat for use in a vehicle in order to provide passenger seating or a space for a wheelchair or for storage of various articles. The improved locking mechanism assembly includes an aisle assembly, a wall assembly, and a transfer rod. The seat is stowed by folding the seatback flat against the seatbase, actuating the single handle located on the aisle side of the seat thereby unlocking the seatbase from its folded intermediate position and rotating the seatbase to its stowed position where it is locked in place. The stowable seat is deployed by actuating the single handle located on the aisle side of the seat assembly, thereby unlocking the seatbase from its stowed position and lowering the seatbase to its folded intermediate position where it is locked into place. The seatback is then unfolded to accommodate passengers in the deployed position.

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Skokie, IL, United States of America

Benjamin N Huyck