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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2001
Michael J. Brewer, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric G. Exner, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Timothy S. Myers, Northville, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat latching assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback having first and second sides. A first latch is provided for latching the first side of the seatback to a portion of a vehicle, the first latch being operable between a latched position and an unlatched position. A second latch is provided for latching the second side of the seatback to another portion of the vehicle, the second latch being operable between a latched position and an unlatched position. A mechanism is operatively connected to the first and second latches, and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. When one of the first and second latches is in the unlatched position, the mechanism is prevented from moving into the unlocked position, and when the first and second seat portions are both in their latched positions, the mechanism is permitted to be moved into the unlocked position.