US5857745A
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Vehicle seat
Assignee: Safran Seats GB Ltd
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Filing: 1997-08-15
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Granted: 1999-01-12
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Expires: 2017-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle seat has a seat pan and a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which it forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan. A generally vertical partition is located behind the seat and mounted for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position.
Inventors
- 👤 James Akira Matsumiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:08
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/06; B64D11/0639; B64D11/064; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/32; B60N2/34; B60N2/90; B60N2/995; B64D11/0602; B64D11/0604; B64D11/0606; B64D11/0641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, and the partition remaining substantially vertical during said movement between its forward position and its rearward position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, and the partition remaining substantially vertical during said movement between its forward position and its rearward position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, wherein the rails extend from a position under the seat to a position which is in front of the rear edge of the partition when the partition is in its forward position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, wherein the rails extend from a position under the seat to a position which is in front of the rear edge of the partition when the partition is in its forward position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein the partition has a recess in its rear surface dimensioned to receive a footrest of a second rearwardly located seat when the second seat is in its reclined position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 4, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
120 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, wherein the partition has a recess in a rear surface thereof dimensioned to receive a footrest of a second rearwardly located seat when the second seat is in its reclined position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
120 words
A vehicle seat having a seat pan, a seat back which is reclinable from a normal substantially vertical position to a sleeping position in which the seat back forms a substantially continuous surface with the seat pan, and a generally vertical partition located behind the seat and mounted on rails for linear movement between a forward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully upright position and a rearward position adjacent to the top of the seat back when in its fully reclined position, wherein the partition has a recess in a rear surface thereof dimensioned to receive a footrest of a second rearwardly located seat when the second seat is in its reclined position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 11, wherein a flexible fabric screen is suspended from a cable which, when deployed extends from the upper edge of the partition to a location near the front of an armrest of the seat.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-01-11 | 2002-07-13 | 2003-01-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-01-11 | 2006-07-13 | 2007-01-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-01-11 | 2010-07-13 | 2011-01-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |