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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Board, Ferndale, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US);
Raed EL-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Charles Paddock, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Chascsa, II, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rachel Demerly, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robyne McBride, Belle River, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seat portion having a frame assembly. A routing mechanism includes a plate member that is operably coupled to the frame assembly. The plate member includes a first portion having first and second raised portions spaced-apart from one another to define a channel therebetween. The routing mechanism further includes a connection assembly having upper and lower tabs spaced-apart from one another with a routing column assembly interconnecting the upper and lower tabs. A tether member includes a body portion that is routed through the routing mechanism, in that the body portion of the tether member is received in the channel of the routing mechanism and is wrapped around the routing column assembly and directed in forward direction.