Chrysler Corporation

Atoma International Corporation

M Jeffry Corkins

Matthew E Dukatz

Jeffrey T Lambert

Fred C Kresky

Jay P McCarthy

George S Popa

Ronald S Zarowitz

Stephen A Sharples

Neville G D'Souza

Rodney L Lloyd

Richard J Czapski

Steven J Furr

A seat for a motor vehicle providing at least two modes of operation including an adult seat mode and a child seat mode. The seat has a rigid frame assembly having a seat cushion carried thereon, a rigid seat back frame assembly having a seat back cushion assembly carried thereon, the seat back frame assembly being mounted with respect to the rigid frame assembly for movement between an operative, generally vertical orientation and a second inoperative orientation whereby the seat back frame assembly is disposed in generally horizontal orientation in generally overlying relation with the seat cushion. The seat back cushion assembly includes a movable cushion assembly mounted on the seat back frame assembly and being movable between (1) an adult mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly provides an adult seat back and (2) a child mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly provides a child's seat disposed in overlying relation with the seat cushion. The seat further includes a locking mechanism for locking the seat back frame assembly in its operative position upon deployment of the movable cushion assembly to its child mode position.

Integrated child seat with safety locking mechanism

A child seat module integrated with a rear vehicle seat, and including fold-down lower and upper segments, interconnected by a flexible and detachable hinge, and a plastic back panel mounted against the back frame of the bench seat. A plastic seat pad support platform is mounted on the inner surface of the lower segment. A pad having seat and back segments is removably mounted on the platform and against the back panel. A safety belt system is operably included in the module. The interconnected lower and upper segments are adapted to being folded down to form, with the platform and pad, a child seat cushion and leg support. Alternatively, the leg support may be removed for a child whose size is such that use of the leg support would be uncomfortable.

Integrated child seat module

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Milford, MI, United States of America

M Jeffry Corkins