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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Mark Farquhar, Ortonville, MI (US);
Ken Mcqueen, Leonard, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Dale Smallwood, Clarkston, MI (US);
Mark Farquhar, Ortonville, MI (US);
Ken McQueen, Leonard, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Dale Smallwood, Clarkston, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly including a seatback frame and a lumbar support system operatively mounted to the seatback frame. The lumbar support system includes a lower suspension mechanism that is generally aligned with the pelvic and lumbar regions of the occupant of the seat assembly. The lower suspension mechanism includes a band of flexible material that is stretched about a pair of upstanding support members so as to have a predetermined tension for providing support for the occupant of the seat assembly at the pelvic and lumbar regions.