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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Michael Wiedeman, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
John A. Frye, San Pedro, CA (US);
Frank D. Moburg, Whittier, CA (US);
Michael Tsay, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael Wiedeman, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
John A. Frye, San Pedro, CA (US);
Frank D. Moburg, Whittier, CA (US);
Michael Tsay, Irvine, CA (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat for a vehicle and more particularly a front seat for a vehicle includes a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle, and a center support extending forwardly from the central pillar. A lower rib extends laterally from the center support and supports a seat bottom fixed thereto. Primary and secondary intermediate ribs also extend laterally from the central pillar. A seat back is fixed to and supported by the primary and secondary intermediate ribs. Also, an upper rib is provided which extends laterally from the central pillar above the intermediate ribs. A headrest is fixed to and supported by the upper rib.