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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Bruce Dahlbacka, Port Washington, WI (US);
Kenneth Braun, Mequon, WI (US);
Bruce Dahlbacka, Port Washington, WI (US);
Kenneth Braun, Mequon, WI (US);
Milsco Manufacturing Company, A Unit Of Jason Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A fore-aft adjustable vehicle seat formed of a plastic seat shell having an integrally formed latch handle recess molded into the shell that pivotally receives and retains a latch having a handle at one end and that is disposed in pivotal engagement with the shell at its opposite end. The latch is provided by an elongate bar that is spring biased outwardly into a slide plate engaging position that opposes fore-aft seat movement. A preferred latch handle recess includes a recessed latch seating channel integrally molded into the shell in communication with a latch receiver pocket integrally molded into the shell in which one end of the latch bar is pivotally received with engagement between the latch bar and shell defining a pivot about which the latch is biased by a coil spring outwardly toward a seat position adjustment opposing position where the latch bar releasably engages the slide plate.