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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1976
Akira Tanaka, Northridge, CA (US);
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Encino, CA (US);
Abstract
An inertia-responsive vehicle seat back latch mechanism for a vehicle seat assembly having a seat back pivotally supported for forwardly tilting movement, wherein said latch mechanism includes a seat back stop for cooperating with an inertia-responsive member to prevent forward tilting of said seat back when said inertia-responsive member is in its seat back locking position. The inertia-responsive member is adapted for moving into the seat back locking position during a vehicle deceleration. The latch mechanism further includes a device for maintaining said inertia-responsive member in its seat back locking position subsequent to said vehicle deceleration. The seat back latch mechanism may also include a device for releasing said seat back from its locking position subsequent to said vehicle deceleration.