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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
James T. Hotary, Holland, MI (US);
David B. Busch, Holland, MI (US);
Michael E. Wiedeman, Manhattan Beech, CA (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A front seat assembly ( ) and a rear seat assembly ( ) for a vehicle, including a front seat bottom ( ) having a front portion and a rear portion, a rear seat bottom ( ) having a forward portion and a rearward portion and being connectable to the vehicle for movement between a use position and a stored position, and a support member ( ) connected to the front seat bottom and connectable to the vehicle. The support member supports the rear portion of the front seat bottom from the vehicle such that the rear seat bottom may be moved from the use position to the stored position with the forward potion of the rear seat bottom located under the front seat bottom.