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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Husted, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jayesh B Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hoover Universal, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ; E05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297379 ; 16335 ;
Abstract
A hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat assembly is disclosed which includes a leaf spring on the seat back arm of the hinge with one end extending from the seat back arm and engaging the edge of a plate member across which the spring and slides as the seat back is rotated from its upright operative position to a forward dump position. In the upright position, the spring end is seated into a radially recessed detent portion in the plate member to hold the seat back in its upright position. The leaf spring prevents a slight forward rotation of the seat back when the seat back is unoccupied during normal vehicle operation.