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US3237987A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Seat back adjustment

Assignee: Rockwell-Standard Corp
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Filing: 1964-01-02
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-01-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James Jimmie

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 03:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/22; B60N2/2227; A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/024; A47C1/027; B60N2/225; B60N2/2254

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
MECHANISM FOR AJDUSTING THE POSITION OF A SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY A RELATIVELY STATIONARY SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST LOCKING MEMBER RIGID WITH ONE OF SAID ASSEMBLIES, A SECOND LOCKING MEMBER RIGID WITH THE OTHER OF SAID ASSEMBLIES, MEANS FORMING SETS OF OPPOSED LOCKING SURFACES ON SAID LOCKING MEMBERS, A FRIST WEDGE MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN ONE SET OF LOCKING SURFACES AND A SECOND WEDGE MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN ANOTHER SET OF LOCKING SURFACES, MEANS NORMALLY URGING EACH OF SAID WEDGE MEMBERS INTO LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT LOCKING SURFACES TO LOCK AND SAID LOCKING MEMBERS AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID WEDGE MEMBERS OUT OF LOCKING ENGAGEMENT TO PERMIT ROTATION OF SAID SETA BACK ASSEMBLY IN A SELECTED DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
MECHANISM FOR AJDUSTING THE POSITION OF A SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY A RELATIVELY STATIONARY SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST LOCKING MEMBER RIGID WITH ONE OF SAID ASSEMBLIES, A SECOND LOCKING MEMBER RIGID WITH THE OTHER OF SAID ASSEMBLIES, MEANS FORMING SETS OF OPPOSED LOCKING SURFACES ON SAID LOCKING MEMBERS, A FRIST WEDGE MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN ONE SET OF LOCKING SURFACES AND A SECOND WEDGE MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN ANOTHER SET OF LOCKING SURFACES, MEANS NORMALLY URGING EACH OF SAID WEDGE MEMBERS INTO LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT LOCKING SURFACES TO LOCK AND SAID LOCKING MEMBERS AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID WEDGE MEMBERS OUT OF LOCKING ENGAGEMENT TO PERMIT ROTATION OF SAID SETA BACK ASSEMBLY IN A SELECTED DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY.

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