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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Milton S. Soditch, Brighton, MI (US);
Sean A. Riley, South Lyon, MI (US);
Vladimir Nastevski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Douglas A. Siewert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Holder, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert A. Wilson, Toledo, OH (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back coupled to a vehicle by a base bracket or directly to the vehicle. A seat base is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position. A leg assembly is coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator is coupled to the seat base to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.