Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

David James Hoffman

Louis Albert Giedeman, Iii

Kendrick Alden Harper

Thomas M Frusti

Anton Crainic

Gary Wight

Jeffery Kim

Jay Erickson

Irmina V Reyes-Helfrich

A reclining rear seat for a motor vehicle such as a pick-up truck is provided. The rear seat utilizes a pivoting, four-bar link arrangement between the underside of the seat bottom and the vehicle floor. The seat back is slidably and releasably attached to a striker fitted to the inside back wall of the vehicle. This arrangement permits the occupant to selectively move the seat between a reclining position and a non-reclining position without compromising storage space between the front seat and the rear seat. When not in use, the seat bottom may be released and moved to a substantially vertical position against the seat back to increase cargo space. Alternatively, the seat back may be released and moved to a substantially horizontal position against the seat bottom to increase cargo space.

Reclining rear seat for vehicle having four-bar link

A removable vehicular container assembly is provided that may be selectively secured upon a seat by the use of existing and standardized securing members. Container assembly may be utilized to securely maintain within the vehicle: various food and beverage containers, audio cassettes and compact discs, personal computing devices, and video gaming systems.

Container assembly

A pet restraint system for a motor vehicle includes a harness adapted to be disposed about a pet. The pet restraint system also includes an anchor having an anchor bar operatively connected to vehicle structure of the motor vehicle. The pet restraint system further includes a belt having one end connected to the harness and another end removably connected to the anchor bar to restrain the pet in a seat of the motor vehicle.

Pet restraint system

A vehicle anti-theft system for an automotive vehicle positions the driver seat of the vehicle in an undriveable position. The system includes a seat having a seat back and a seat base both of which have a fore and aft position. A first motor is operatively coupled to the seat back for moving the seat back between the fore and aft position. A second motor is operatively coupled to the seat base for moving the seat base between the fore and aft position. An input device generates an activation signal. A controller is connected to the first motor, the second motor, the input device and a power source. The controller upon receiving the activation signal connects the power source to the first motor and second motor whereby the first motor moves the seat back to the fore position and the second motor moves the seat base to the fore position.

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David James Hoffman