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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1995
Hiroaki Hasegawa, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Naohiro Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Tokyo Seat Co., Ltd., Saitama-Ken, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A folding spare seat for a vehicle, adapted to be arranged in a space about a side of a seat cushion of a main seat and adapted to be accommodated vertically in the space about the side of the seat cushion of the main seat after use of the spare seat, the spare seat comprising a seat cushion, a seat back foldably supported to the seat cushion of the spare seat, a support mechanism for pivotally supporting the seat cushion of the spare seat, the seat cushion of the spare seat pivotally supported to the support mechanism at points thereof which are spaced laterally from the side of the seat cushion of the main seat at an interval which is longer than a total width of the seat cushion and seat back of the spare seat in a folded state, and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the seat cushion of the spare seat to keep the seat cushion of the spare seat horizontal or vertical.