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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred J Fisher, III, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Robert L Bell, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Fisher Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297367 ; 297375 ; 297379 ;
Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to latch mechanisms for controlling reclining movement of a vehicle seat back and more particularly to a seat back latch that precludes audible 'ratcheting' of the latch thereof. A spring loaded pawl is engageable with an articulated slidable arm to latch the seat at a desired reclining position. The pawl is pivoted so as to bias the arm away from the teeth thereon due to an angular relationship between the pawl and arm when the arm is released for movement.