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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182016 | Swivel seating system A seat assembly for a vehicle that is rotatable and removable. The seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a mounting assembly having a first portion that releasably attaches the seat bottom to the vehicle and a second portion. The second portion permits rotation o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8091945 | Vehicle seating system A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat frame having a seat back and stadium-type seat base for movement between a seating position and a storage position to improve ease of entry to the vehicle area behind the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat assembly includes a swin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7654601 | Operator seat for construction machine, and cab and construction machine including the same A construction vehicle includes vehicle frames, an operator cab, a hydraulic oil tank, and engine, and an engine cover. The operator cab is mounted on the vehicle frames. The hydraulic oil tank is disposed to the rear of the operator cab and stores hydraulic oil. Th... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648186 | Locking mechanism for a rotation seat A locking mechanism for a rotation seat includes a plate member fixed to an underside of the rotation seat, a stopper member attached to the plate member, a base member fixed to a base, a rotary shaft which supports the plate member rotatably with respect to the bas... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7448665 | Pivot and stow seating A method is disclosed for stowing a bench seat or a segment of a bench seat into the floor of a vehicle. The steps include folding the backrest onto the seat base. The seat is then tilted upwards about an axis aligned with one side end of the seat to place the seat ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434863 | Rotation seat for vehicle A rotation seat for a vehicle has a seat, a rotating plate and a base plate. The seat is fixed on the rotating plate which has a nail member and a biasing member. The biasing member forces the nail member. The rotating plate is rotatably connected to the base plate ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7219961 | Pivoting seat An operator seat for a work vehicle is provided that is pivotable between at least two operating stations. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7172047 | Seat brake apparatus A seat brake apparatus having a small number of components. A pivot member connected to a seat is pivotally supported by a front plate of the battery compartment. A contact plate is connected to the front plate. A torsion spring supported by the front plate has a fi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162816 | Work vehicle with tilt floor A work vehicle with a tilt floor, which is capable of improving the maintainability around an engine and the operability and comfortability of a driver's seat and its periphery, is provided. The work vehicle with a tilt floor includes a hinge mechanism which is prov... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140589 | Cushion lift for seat assembly A cushion lift assembly for raising and lowering the front and rear portions of an automobile seat independently and/or simultaneously. The cushion lift assembly includes mounting members and a pair of connecting members interconnecting the mounting members. The con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131696 | Seat device for a vehicle A seat device includes: a seat-supporting post unit; a lower bracket secured to the seat-supporting post unit; a seat unit including an upper bracket that is pivoted to the lower bracket; first and second engaging members formed on the lower bracket; and a third eng... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121608 | Rotating and/or swiveling seat An operator's seat for a vehicle includes a base structure that allows the operator's seat to be rotated with respect to a platform floor of an operator's compartment within the vehicle. The operator's seat may further include a swivel structure that allows an opera... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108305 | Automotive seat assembly having a rear latch lockout and spring assist A seat assembly selectively engages forward and rearward strikers along a floor of a motor vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion. The seat assembly also includes a seat riser mounted to the seat cush... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073839 | Seat mount attachment to vehicle underbody An attachment structure for attaching a seat assembly to a vehicle underbody includes a first cross member that extends between a pair of side rails. The first cross member includes first and second transversely extending portions that each support a striker. A seco... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6962384 | Fold flat motor vehicle seat A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion translatable on at least one track to a position generally above a tub disposed at least partially in a floor of the vehicle. The seat cushion is stowable in the tub. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6814174 | Telescoping seat assembly for a construction vehicle A seat assembly is for a construction vehicle, preferably a compacting vehicle, and includes a base attached to the vehicle and having an axis and a rail movably connected with the base so as to be angularly displaceable about the base axis. The rail has a longitudi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6606547 | Method and device for regulating a regulating circuit For a closed-loop feedback control of a controlled system having a predetermined set course and a control trajectory for use in controlled systems in motor vehicles, an output trajectory of the controlled system is measured for the entire control time in ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6273494 | Pole system concept for the interior of a truck vehicle A support system for the interior of a mobile vehicle such as a tractor-traileror over the road heavy truck. The support system provides vertical support poles for use with various features of the truck vehicle. The poles are integrated into the structure... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6231103 | Seat for motor vehicle A foldable motor vehicle seat including a horizontal seat cushion and a vertical seat back joined at a horizontal hinge for pivotal movement of the seat cushion from a horizontal position to a vertical position folded against the seat back. The seat back ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6199931 | Seat arrangement A seat arrangement (2) includes seat segments (4, 5) which constitute a seat base arranged to rotate at least about a pivot corner (7) and possibly about a secondary pivot corner (10) in order to improve access through a door aperture (6) adjacent to the ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5746465 | Method and apparatus for moving a physically disabled person to and from a driving position within a vehicle A method and apparatus are provided for transferring a physically disabled person through a vehicle's driver side door opening to and from a driving position behind the steering wheel of the vehicle. The method and apparatus contemplate the use of a seat ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5671965 | Tumble seat with displaceable side handle release A vehicle seat is provided for use in a vehicle including floor means having a pair of front and rear wells and anchor members extending across the wells. The seat is movable between a fixed, operative position and forwardly tumbled, storage position. Han... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5224750 | Vehicle pivotal seat structure In a vehicle body including a floor having a seat riser attached thereto, a pivotal seat structure including a seat back connected to a seat cushion. The seat cushion is secured to a frame member which is pivotally mounted on the seat riser. A latch assem... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4925228 | Simple memory mechanism comprising a mechanical jack for tilting over control on the front of a vehicle seat Each front seat has under the base plate in its median longitudinal axis a rack connector rod and a mechanical bolt, this rack connector rod cooperating with a box joined to the floor of the vehicle via a framing and a brace, this box containing a blockab... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4903931 | Lifter for automotive seat A lifter for an automotive seat, comprising a drive assembly including a long forward link member and a short rearward link member, and an operation mechanism including a drive shaft, a housing rotatably provided on the drive shaft, a gear provided in the... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4720143 | Easy entry assist mechanism for vehicle pivotal seat A gas spring assisted latch assembly for an automotive vehicle seat structure which tilts the seat forwardly to an easy entry position without passenger assistance upon release of the latch. An extensible and retractable gas spring actuator is provided co... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4468051 | Motor vehicle In a motor vehicle having a plurality of front and rear seats, at least one of the front seats is turnable rearward to confront a rear seat and has a cushioning portion at an upper portion thereof; a curtain which can be drawn between the front seats is p... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4141583 | Actuator for motor-vehicle seat adjuster A motor-vehicle seat displaceable relative to a fixed support in a motor vehicle between a pair of end positions is powered by a motor whose output shaft may be rotatable in only a single predetermined rotational sense. Mechanism is provided having an inp... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4076302 | Operator's seat assembly An operator's seat assembly for use on industrial vehicles, such as forklifts, for example, including a seat and a support for the seat on the frame of the vehicle. The seat is pivotally mounted to the support which, in turn, is pivotally mounted to the v... | 02/28/1978 |
