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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2005
Glenn F Syrowik, Ortonville, MI (US);
Alan R Mackey, South Lyon, MI (US);
Catherine a Devoss, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lei Cao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Matthew R Abate, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ravi Hosalli, Troy, MI (US);
Ronald J Kaip, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Glenn F Syrowik, Ortonville, MI (US);
Alan R Mackey, South Lyon, MI (US);
Catherine A DeVoss, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lei Cao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Matthew R Abate, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ravi Hosalli, Troy, MI (US);
Ronald J Kaip, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly arranged to pivot about a horizontal axis and capable of being repositioned between a forward seated position and a tailgate position. The assembly includes a first assembly including a pin. The assembly further includes a second assembly including a recliner link. The recliner link is arranged to engage or disengage the pin based on rotation of the seat assembly. Engagement of the pin with the recliner link locks the seat assembly into tailgate position and prevents the first assembly from inadvertently folding into a position parallel to said second assembly.