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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Satoshi Hayashi, Raymond, OH (US);
Ken Pilcher, Raymond, OH (US);
Spyro G. Blatseas, Raymond, OH (US);
Hiroyuki Fujii, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Toshinari Mitsumoto, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Satoshi Hayashi, Raymond, OH (US);
Ken Pilcher, Raymond, OH (US);
Spyro G. Blatseas, Raymond, OH (US);
Hiroyuki Fujii, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Toshinari Mitsumoto, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tachi-S Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive seat of the type allowing a child seat to be mounted thereon and including a center back portion, wherein a shape-retaining/locking element is provided to a lower region of the center back portion. The shape-retaining/locking element includes a rigid hollow support body; a cut-away portion defined in the support body; a female engagement element to which the child seat is lockably engaged, the female engagement element being exposed outwardly in such cut-away portion; and a cover element for covering the hollow support body and cut-away portion. The cover element includes a layer of hard synthetic resin material with a certain elasticity, such that it normally tends to retain its original shape generally conforming to a forwardly facing surface portion hollow support body. One end of the cover element may be releasably connected to the lower region of the hollow support body.