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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Umer Khalid, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mohannad Hakeem, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Murtatha Zalzala, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60N 2/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/643 (2013.01); B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B60N 2/22 (2013.01); B60N 2/58 (2013.01); B60N 2/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a cushion and a seatback coupled with the cushion. At least one of the cushion and the seatback includes a base and an extension portion moveable along an axis toward and away from the base, an expandable fabric member coupled between the base and the extension portion, and an expandable support structure positioned on an interior of the expandable fabric member.