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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Michael P. Hartmann, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy Butt, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven Boye, Canton, MI (US);
Metodija Milevski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chih-cheng Liao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher James Cowan, Wixom, MI (US);
Richard Hong, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Michael P. Hartmann, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy Butt, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven Boye, Canton, MI (US);
Metodija Milevski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chih-cheng Liao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher James Cowan, Wixom, MI (US);
Richard Hong, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat for coupling to the floor of a vehicle comprising a seat back, a seat cushion, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The seat back is pivotable between at least a first position and a design position. The seat cushion is configured to be coupled to the vehicle floor. The first bracket is configured to be coupled to the vehicle floor and includes one of a keyed passage and a keyed pin configured to be received within the keyed passage. The second bracket is coupled to the seat back and includes the other one of the keyed passage and the keyed pin configured to be received within the keyed passage. The keyed passage is configured to receive the keyed pin only when the seat back is in a position the seat back will be prevented from assuming after the vehicle seat has been installed in the vehicle.