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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2003
Logan E. Mullinix, Vonore, TN (US);
George Thomas Hardin, Knoxville, TN (US);
C. Todd Troutt, Seymour, TN (US);
Logan E. Mullinix, Vonore, TN (US);
George Thomas Hardin, Knoxville, TN (US);
C. Todd Troutt, Seymour, TN (US);
National Seating Company, Inc., Vonore, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seating system includes a top frame for mounting to a vehicle seat. A bottom frame is provided for mounting to the vehicle and a middle frame or linking system movably mounts the top frame to the bottom frame. The middle frame includes two pair of scissor arms with rollers at the ends of the scissor arms. The top frame has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. The bottom frame also has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. Included among the roller tracks of the top and bottom frames is a single pair of curvilinear tracks, a pair of pivotal connecting tracks and two pair of linear tracks. A regulator system is also disclosed to regulate the amount of fore and aft travel of the top frame.