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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Christian Couasnon, Troy, MI (US);
Bertrand Faure Components Ltd., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat cushion member mountable on the floor and a seatback member having a loadable back surface and a lockable member mounted on the seatback member adjacent the lower extent thereof. The seatback member is movable between a generally upright occupiable configuration in which the loadable back surface is positioned in a generally rearwardly facing, vertical orientation and the lockable member is retained in closely held juxtaposed proximity to a rearward extent of the seat cushion member, and a substantially horizontal load supporting configuration in which the loadable back surface is positioned in a generally horizontal, upwardly facing relation and the lockable member is rearwardly displaced from the closely held juxtaposed proximity. A lock is mounted on the seat cushion member and adapted to be selectively movable between a locked configuration whereat the lockable member is retained by the lock in the closely held juxtaposed proximity, and an unlocked configuration wherein the lockable member is released by the lock from the closely held juxtaposed proximity. A link member is interconnected between the seatback member and the seat cushion member for controlling movement of the seatback member relative to the seat cushion member between the generally upright occupiable configuration and the substantially horizontal load supporting configuration. Rollers are mounted on the seatback member adjacent the lower extent for supporting the seatback member in rolling relation as it moves between the generally upright occupiable configuration and the substantially horizontal load supporting position.