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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marcus Hoggarth, Hertfordshire, GB;
Matthew Graeme Leck, Ruislip, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/06 (2006.01); A47C 1/034 (2006.01); A47C 7/50 (2006.01); A47C 20/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/506 (2013.01); B60N 2/995 (2018.02); B60N 3/063 (2013.01); B64D 11/0643 (2014.12);
Abstract
A deployable footrest assembly for a seat is provided. The deployable footrest assembly comprises a footrest movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the footrest presents a first surface for an occupant of the seat to rest their feet upon, wherein the footrest is bendable about an upstanding structural support for the seat such that the footrest is bent about the structural support in the stowed position.