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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
David P. Kolena, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Alan Dean Berg, Romeo, MI (US);
Danny Saenz, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure involves a vehicle seat connection assembly having a seat back frame connecting to a seat bottom frame by a hinge member. The seat back frame has a leg which extends to an end portion wherein the end portion is hollow and has an aperture transversely formed therethrough. The end portion has an indented wall formed about the aperture and terminates at an opening. A securing member is disposed at the end portion through the aperture. The hinge member has a pivotal end attached to the seat bottom frame and a prong end having first and second spaced apart prongs which are disposed through the opening of the end portion. The prongs flank the securing member and engage the indented wall of the end portion of the seat back frame. The indented wall of the end portion is formed to complement the shape of the prongs to provide sufficient surface area support.