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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2000
Paul S. Severinski, Brownstown, MI (US);
Mark E. Rodgers, Washington, MI (US);
Don H. Bernhardt, Walleo Lake, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a console pivotally mounted on a seat back and a booster seat movable between a stowed positioned and an upright position. The seat includes a seat bottom having first and second portions which define a generally horizontal seating surface. A console is selectively disposed in a recess formed in one of the first and second portions. A first side of the console defines a console seating surface. The console is pivotable between a first position, wherein the console seating surface is generally co-planar with the seating surface of the first and second portions, and a second position, wherein the console is pivoted outwardly from a front edge exposing the second side of the console. A second recess is formed in the seating surface of the seat bottom between the front and rear edges to define a second rear support area located between the rear edge and the second recess. The booster seat is movable between a first position, wherein the booster seat is disposed in the second recess such that a seating surface of the booster seat is generally co-planar with the seating surface of the seat bottom, and a second position, wherein the booster seat is positioned above the rear support area.