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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Applicant:
American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith A. McDowell, Belmont, MI (US);
Andrew Hartmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 4/52 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/24 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/023 (2013.01); B60N 2/242 (2013.01); B60N 2/3047 (2013.01); B60N 3/026 (2013.01); B60N 2/245 (2013.01); B60N 3/02 (2013.01); B60N 2002/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A movable passenger or grab assist is provided for a vehicle. The movable assist finds particular utility in association with a folding seat in a vehicle having a dual-use area, such as a wheelchair securement area adjacent the folding seat. The assist can be moved between a position wherein it can be grabbed by seated or standing passengers and a position that does not interfere with the dual use area when the seat is folded to a storage position.