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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Michael Wiedeman, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Michael Tsay, Irvine, CA (US);
Mami Endo, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
John Dixon, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
John A. Frye, San Pedro, CA (US);
Frank D. Moburg, Whittier, CA (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pair of foldable rear seats for a motor vehicle includes a support stub fixed to the vehicle and a pair elongated support arms pivotally connected to the support stub. A pair of seat bottoms are pivotally connected to each of the respective support arms, such that each seat bottom is pivotable between a vertical folded position and a horizontal open position. Further, a pair of seat backs are each pivotally connected to a rear portion of each respective seat bottom in order to fold into the respective seat bottom from an open position. A headrest is slidably disposed on each seat back. Furthermore, a pair of seat legs are each pivotally connected to the seat bottom at an outer portion thereof so that when the seat bottom is in the open state, the seat leg, in its open position, extends from the seat bottom to the vehicle floor.