US4386805A
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Seats with an adjustable-tilt back-rest
Assignee: Faurecia Sieges dAutomobile SAS
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Filing: 1981-03-24
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Granted: 1983-06-07
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Expires: 2001-03-24
Abstract
Abstract To enable the inclination of the metal framework of a seat-back of a vehicle seat to be adjusted with respect to the metal framework of the seat-bottom of this seat, elements of these two frameworks are constituted in the form of curvilinear sectional bars (6, 7) nestable contiguously in one another and centered on the same transverse horizontal axis positioned close to the pivoting axis of the hips of a person sitting on the seat and an adjusting and locking mechanism (13, 14) is provided enabling the degree of mutual fitting into one another of these sectional bars to be adjusted as desired.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Boisset
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:58
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/024; A47C1/025; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/22; B60N2/224
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A seat, comprising: a seat bottom having a framework including two transversally spaced, longitudinally extensive guide members which are arcuately curved about the same axis, that being a horizontally disposed axis which extends tranversally of the seat at a level and position approximating the expected disposition of the pivoting axis of the hips of the seat-user; and a back-rest having a framework including two transversally spaced, longitudinally extensive bars which are arcuately curved about said same axis; the back-rest being tilt-adjustably mounted to the seat bottom by having said bars telescopically, slidably, interfittingly mounted to respective of said guide members; and adjustment and lock means connected between said seat bottom and back-rest for selectively fixing the back-rest at a desired degree of tilt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A seat, comprising: a seat bottom having a framework including two transversally spaced, longitudinally extensive guide members which are arcuately curved about the same axis, that being a horizontally disposed axis which extends tranversally of the seat at a level and position approximating the expected disposition of the pivoting axis of the hips of the seat-user; and a back-rest having a framework including two transversally spaced, longitudinally extensive bars which are arcuately curved about said same axis; the back-rest being tilt-adjustably mounted to the seat bottom by having said bars telescopically, slidably, interfittingly mounted to respective of said guide members; and adjustment and lock means connected between said seat bottom and back-rest for selectively fixing the back-rest at a desired degree of tilt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The seat of claim 1, wherein: each bar is telescopically, slidably, interfittingly mounted to the respective said guide member by having one of these perimetrically enclose the other of these throughout more than half of the perimeter of said other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The seat of claim 2, wherein: each bar is telescopically, slidably interfittingly mounted to the respective said guide member throughout an arc subtending 45° and 90° about said same axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The seat of claim 1, wherein: each bar is telescopically, slidably, interfittingly mounted to the respective said guide member by having one of these perimetrically enclose the other of these throughout more than three-quarters of the perimeter of said other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The seat of claim 1, wherein: each bar is telescopically, slidably interfittingly mounted to the respective said guide member throughout an arc subtending 45° and 90° about said same axis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The seat of claim 5, wherein: each bar is so long relative to each respective guide member, that less than half of the length of each bar is telescopically mountingly related to the respective guide member without respect to the degree of tilting of the back-rest.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The seat of claim 6, wherein: each bar is telescopically, slidably, interfittingly mounted to the respective said guide member by having one of these perimetrically enclose the other of these throughout more than half of the perimeter of said other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The seat of claim 1, wherein: said bars and said guide members are made of metal, and at least one of said bars and said guide members, is lined with a material having a low coefficient of friction and good wear resistance for facilitating sliding contact.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-06-06 | 1986-12-06 | 1987-06-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-06-06 | 1990-12-06 | 1991-06-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-06-06 | 1994-12-06 | 1995-06-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |