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US3198578A
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Vehicle seat
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1963-03-11
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1983-03-11
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Stephen P Geoffrey
- 👤 Lewis T Hoppe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:36
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/18; A47C7/20; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/70; B60N2/7023; B60N2/7035; B60N2/7041; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
IN A VEHICLE SEAT, A SUPPORT SECTION AND A BACK REST SECTION EACH HAVING A FRAME FORMED OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS DEFINING HORIZONTAL AND VERITCAL SUPPORT PLANES, RESPECTIVELY, BUTTOCK AND BACK PANEL SECTIONS CONTOURED TO CONFORM TO THE HUMAN ANATOMY, FORMED WIRE SPRING ELEMENTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FRAME MEMBERS AND THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID PANEL SECTIONS, SAID FORMED WIRE SPRING ELEMENTS RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID PANEL SECTIONS ON SAID FRAMES IN SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP, RESPECTIVELY, TO SAID SUPPORT PLANES, SAID PANEL SECTIONS UNDER LOAD BEING DISPLACED TOWARD THE RESPECTIVE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SUPPORT PLANES, THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID BUTTOCK PANEL BEING SPACED FROM THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT FRAME MEMBER OF SAID SUPPORT SECTION, AND A ZIGZAG SPRING ELEMENT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MEMBERS OF SAID SUPPORT AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FORWARD EDGE OF THE BUTTOCK PANEL AND THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT FRAME MEMBER OF SAID SUPPORT SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
IN A VEHICLE SEAT, A SUPPORT SECTION AND A BACK REST SECTION EACH HAVING A FRAME FORMED OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS DEFINING HORIZONTAL AND VERITCAL SUPPORT PLANES, RESPECTIVELY, BUTTOCK AND BACK PANEL SECTIONS CONTOURED TO CONFORM TO THE HUMAN ANATOMY, FORMED WIRE SPRING ELEMENTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FRAME MEMBERS AND THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID PANEL SECTIONS, SAID FORMED WIRE SPRING ELEMENTS RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID PANEL SECTIONS ON SAID FRAMES IN SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP, RESPECTIVELY, TO SAID SUPPORT PLANES, SAID PANEL SECTIONS UNDER LOAD BEING DISPLACED TOWARD THE RESPECTIVE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SUPPORT PLANES, THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID BUTTOCK PANEL BEING SPACED FROM THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT FRAME MEMBER OF SAID SUPPORT SECTION, AND A ZIGZAG SPRING ELEMENT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MEMBERS OF SAID SUPPORT AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FORWARD EDGE OF THE BUTTOCK PANEL AND THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT FRAME MEMBER OF SAID SUPPORT SECTION.
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