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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Colin G. Neale, Northville, MI (US);
Magna Interior Systems, Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
An automotive seating assembly ( ) having a seat cushion ( ) which is selectively stowed within a floor ( ) of a vehicle. A rear support bracket defines a rear portion ( ) of the seat cushion ( ) and moves between a use position supporting the rear portion ( ) above the floor ( ) and a stowed position disposed within the floor ( ). A front beam ( ) defines a front portion ( ) of the seat cushion ( ) and moves between a use position supporting the front portion ( ) above the floor ( ) and a stowed position disposed within the floor ( ). A flexible mesh material ( ) is secured to the front beam ( ) at one end ( ) and is secured to the rear support bracket ( ) at the other end ( ) to define a seating portion ( ) of the seat cushion ( ). The mesh material ( ) moves between a support position extending between the front ( ) and rear ( ) portions above the floor ( ) and a retracted position collapsed below the floor ( ). A retractor ( ) is integrally connected with the mesh material ( ) to mount one end of the mesh material to the rear support bracket ( ). The retractor ( ) retracts the mesh material ( ) between the support position with the mesh material ( ) unwound from the retractor ( ) and the retracted position with the mesh material ( ) is stored within the retractor ( ) when the rear support bracket ( ) and the front beam ( ) are in the stowed position disposed within the floor ( ).