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US3188133A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Removable and reversible automobile trunk seat apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-21
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1981-12-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Earl R Tewksbury

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/30; B60N2/3002; B60N2/3004; B60N2/3009; B60N2/3011; B60N2/3095; B60N2/3097

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A REVERSIBLE SEAT ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED FOR USE IN AN AUTOMOBILE TRUNK SPACE COMPRISING A SUPPORT FRAME HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END SPACED FROM SAID FIRST END AND BEING ELEVATED FROM THE SPACE TRUNK FLOOR A DIFFERENT DISTANCE THAN SAID FIRST END, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT FRAME ENDS AND BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FIRST END, A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER SPACED FROM SAID FIRST MEMBER AND OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT FRAME ENDS AND BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID FRAME SECOND END SO THAT SAID FLAT MEMBERS MAY BE PIVOTED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL, STOWED POSITION, AND FURTHER SO THAT SAID FIRST MEMBER MAY BE PIVOTED TO A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHILE SAID SECOND MEMBER REMAINS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION THEREBY FORMING A FIRST SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENT FACING IN A FIRST DIRECTION, AND STILL FURTHER SO THAT SAID SECOND MEMBER MAY BE PIVOTED TO A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHILE SAID FIRST MEMBER IS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION THEREBY FORMING A SECOND SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENT FACING IN A SECOND DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, AND MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID MEMBERS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITIONS AND SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITIONS WHEN SAID MEMBERS ARE FORMING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A REVERSIBLE SEAT ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED FOR USE IN AN AUTOMOBILE TRUNK SPACE COMPRISING A SUPPORT FRAME HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END SPACED FROM SAID FIRST END AND BEING ELEVATED FROM THE SPACE TRUNK FLOOR A DIFFERENT DISTANCE THAN SAID FIRST END, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT FRAME ENDS AND BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FIRST END, A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER SPACED FROM SAID FIRST MEMBER AND OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT FRAME ENDS AND BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID FRAME SECOND END SO THAT SAID FLAT MEMBERS MAY BE PIVOTED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL, STOWED POSITION, AND FURTHER SO THAT SAID FIRST MEMBER MAY BE PIVOTED TO A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHILE SAID SECOND MEMBER REMAINS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION THEREBY FORMING A FIRST SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENT FACING IN A FIRST DIRECTION, AND STILL FURTHER SO THAT SAID SECOND MEMBER MAY BE PIVOTED TO A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHILE SAID FIRST MEMBER IS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION THEREBY FORMING A SECOND SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENT FACING IN A SECOND DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, AND MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID MEMBERS IN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITIONS AND SAID SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITIONS WHEN SAID MEMBERS ARE FORMING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SEAT AND BACKREST ARRANGEMENTS.

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