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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Salenbien, Dundee, MI (US);
Thomas J. Susko, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/4613 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking assembly for a vehicle armrest includes a pivoting stopping member disposed below an armrest body and a catch wire disposed on a seat back frame member. A retractable stop pin maintains engagement of the pivoting stopping member and the catch wire. A release is operatively connected to the retractable stop pin, which may be urged into engagement with the pivoting stopping member by a spring. Armrest and seat assemblies including the locking assembly are provided.