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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicants:
Daryl Zalan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sohel Merchant, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daryl Zalan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sohel Merchant, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60N 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/04 (2013.01); B60N 2/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear-facing seat for a vehicle comprises: a seat portion connected to the vehicle by a hinge so that the rear-facing seat assumes at least a stowed position and an unstowed position; and a back portion connected to the seat portion, wherein in the unstowed position the back portion assumes at least an up position and a down position, wherein in the up position (i) a hook on the back portion engages a first striker on a vehicle wall, and (ii) a latch on the back portion engages a second striker of a back of a forward-facing seat.