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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Scott Lavoie, Red Oak, IA (US);
Scott Lavoie, Red Oak, IA (US);
Intier Automotive Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A seat assembly is adapted to be mounted along a floor of a motor vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion frame having a forward end and a rearward end for supporting an occupant on the seat assembly. The seat assembly also includes a front support structure pivotally coupled to the forward end of the seat cushion frame. The front support structure pivots the seat assembly between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally upright tumbled position. In addition, the seat assembly includes a locking strut extending between a first end, which is coupled to the front support structure, and an opposite second end, which is coupled to the rearward end of the seat cushion frame. The locking strut locks and retains the seat assembly in any location between the seating position and the tumbled position in response to an acceleration force exerted on the seat assembly above a predetermined threshold. As a result, inadvertent pivoting of the seat assembly towards the seating position is prevented.