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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
James Smith, Troy, MI (US);
Dirk Brassat, Clarkston, MI (US);
James Smith, Troy, MI (US);
Dirk Brassat, Clarkston, MI (US);
KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Abstract
A pinch guard for a vehicle seat () is provided that can be transferred from a normal use position into a step-in position. The vehicle seat () includes a rear foot, which is attached to a base () in the normal use position of the vehicle seat () and in the step-in position of the vehicle seat () the rear foot is arranged at a distance above the base (). The vehicle seat () includes a rear lower pivoting axis firmly fixed to the base. The pinch guard includes at least one movable trim () with a pivoting axis (A), and the pivoting axis (A) of the movable trim () is arranged at a distance from the rear lower pivoting axis, fixed to the base of the vehicle seat ().