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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Stephen C. Bruck, Howell, MI (US);
Stephen C. Bruck, Howell, MI (US);
BAE Industries, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A recline mechanism incorporated into a rear row seat and including a latch plate fixed to an interior location of the vehicle. A body is supported in displaceable fashion along locations associated with the latch plate and exhibits an outwardly facing striker engaged by a hook component configured into an opposing side location of a pivotal seatback in order to selectively pivotally slave the seatback to the mechanism. A cable release component is supported on the body and operates to actuate a pivot element exhibiting biased fingers likewise supported on the body from a first position in engagement with the latch plate to a second position permitting the seatback to pivot an angular distance within an overall range defined by the latch plate.