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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger P Daniel, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy G Laske, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John M Maddox, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29721616 ; 29721618 ; 296 681 ;
Abstract
A rotatable seat for an occupant of a vehicle includes a generally horizontal seat portion, a generally upright back portion, and a structure for rotating the seat portion and/or back portion in reaction to an impact from the side of the vehicle to place the rotatable seat between the occupant and the intruding side of the vehicle.