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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1994
Thomas C Sliney, Troy, MI (US);
James R Abel, Birmingham, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a seat bun platform, a seatback angularly inclined with respect to the bun platform and having a normal seating position and a folded forward position, an inertia latch mechanism having a first position allowing free forward angular movement of the seatback during normal conditions and a second position preventing forward angular movement of the seatback during excessive vehicle decelerations, and an armrest pivotally connected to the seatback having a first usage position and a second storage position wherein the inertia latch is locked in a second position whenever the armrest is in the first position.