US3155363A
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Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-10-02
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1981-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas E Lohr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/0224; B60N2/02246
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
IN COMBINATION WITH SEAT ADJUSTER APPARATUS IN THE FORM OF SPACED ADJUSTER UNITS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A VEHICLE SEAT FOR HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT RELATIVE TO A VEHICLE FLOOR AND COMPRISING: SUPPORT BRACKET MEANS FIXED RELATIVE TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR, A SEAT FRAME FOR SAID VEHICLE SEAT, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING VERTICAL FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID SEAT FRAME AND EXTENDING FORE AND AFT OF SAID SEAT, AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING HORIZONTAL FLANGE PROVIDED ADJACENT THE UPPER END OF SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING FLANGE, A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING OUTER CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING REVERSELY BENT SIDE PORTIONS INTERCONNECTED BY A WEB PORTION, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID WEB PORTION BEING ABUTTINGLY SECURED TO AND SUPPORTED AGAINST SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE OF SAID SEAT FRAME, ONE OF SAID REVERSELY BENT SIDE PORTIONS BEING ABUTTINGLY SECURED TO AND SUPPORTED AGAINST SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING RACK MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB PORTION, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SLOT MEANS FORMED IN SAID WEB PORTION AND SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID RACK MEANS, A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING INNER CHANNEL MEMBER SLIDABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID OUTER CHANNEL MEMBER, SAID INNER CHANNEL MEMBER BEING CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT BRACKET MEANS, A DRIVE HOUSING FIXED TO SAID INNER CHANNEL MEMBER, PINION MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID HOUSING, A PORT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOUSING AND SAID INNER CHANNEL, SAID PINION MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PORT AND SAID SLOT MEANS AND BEING DRIVINGLY ENGAGED WITH SAID RACK MEANS WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID PINION MEANS CAUSES SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID OUTER CHANNEL AND SAID SEAT FORE AND AFT RELATIVE TO SAID INNER CHANNEL AND SAID VEHICLE FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
IN COMBINATION WITH SEAT ADJUSTER APPARATUS IN THE FORM OF SPACED ADJUSTER UNITS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A VEHICLE SEAT FOR HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT RELATIVE TO A VEHICLE FLOOR AND COMPRISING: SUPPORT BRACKET MEANS FIXED RELATIVE TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR, A SEAT FRAME FOR SAID VEHICLE SEAT, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING VERTICAL FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID SEAT FRAME AND EXTENDING FORE AND AFT OF SAID SEAT, AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING HORIZONTAL FLANGE PROVIDED ADJACENT THE UPPER END OF SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING FLANGE, A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING OUTER CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING REVERSELY BENT SIDE PORTIONS INTERCONNECTED BY A WEB PORTION, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID WEB PORTION BEING ABUTTINGLY SECURED TO AND SUPPORTED AGAINST SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE OF SAID SEAT FRAME, ONE OF SAID REVERSELY BENT SIDE PORTIONS BEING ABUTTINGLY SECURED TO AND SUPPORTED AGAINST SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING RACK MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB PORTION, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SLOT MEANS FORMED IN SAID WEB PORTION AND SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID RACK MEANS, A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING INNER CHANNEL MEMBER SLIDABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID OUTER CHANNEL MEMBER, SAID INNER CHANNEL MEMBER BEING CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT BRACKET MEANS, A DRIVE HOUSING FIXED TO SAID INNER CHANNEL MEMBER, PINION MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID HOUSING, A PORT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOUSING AND SAID INNER CHANNEL, SAID PINION MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PORT AND SAID SLOT MEANS AND BEING DRIVINGLY ENGAGED WITH SAID RACK MEANS WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID PINION MEANS CAUSES SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID OUTER CHANNEL AND SAID SEAT FORE AND AFT RELATIVE TO SAID INNER CHANNEL AND SAID VEHICLE FLOOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-11-03 | 1968-05-04 | 1968-11-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-11-03 | 1972-05-04 | 1972-11-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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