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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Lauren Abro, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/62 (2006.01); B60N 2/24 (2006.01); B60N 2/26 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/2827 (2013.01); B60N 2/2863 (2013.01); B60N 2/643 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a seat back extending from the seating portion. The seat back defines a rear facing surface and a recessed area formed in the rear facing surface. The recessed area extends from an upper surface of the seat back toward a central portion of the seat back. The recessed area defines a void between the vehicle seat and a child seat positioned proximate to the seat back.