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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Akira Matsumiya, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Assignee:
L. A. Rumbold Limited, Warwick, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ; B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29735413 ; 29718414 ; 297118 ; 2441186 ; 2441 / ; 305316 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat has a seat pan and a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which it forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan. A generally vertical partition is located behind the seat and mounted for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position.