Seat assembly having an armrest

US9758075B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9758075-B2
Application numberUS-71907410-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 8, 2010
Priority dateMar 27, 2009
Publication dateSep 12, 2017
Grant dateSep 12, 2017

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Abstract

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A seat assembly having a seat back and an armrest. The armrest is disposed on the seat back and is configured to pivot about an axis of rotation. The armrest has a headrest that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The armrest is inhibited from pivoting about the axis of rotation when the headrest is in the extended position.

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What is claimed is: 1. A seat assembly comprising: a seat back; an armrest disposed on the seat back and configured to pivot about an axis of rotation, the armrest having a headrest that is moveable with respect to the armrest between an extended position and a retracted position; and a support post moveably disposed on the seat back and received by the headrest, wherein the support post includes a rocker arm and the headrest further comprises a latch plate that moves between a…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/757Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9758075B2 cover?
A seat assembly having a seat back and an armrest. The armrest is disposed on the seat back and is configured to pivot about an axis of rotation. The armrest has a headrest that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The armrest is inhibited from pivoting about the axis of rotation when the headrest is in the extended position.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Andersson Christer, Jaegtnes Odd, Lear Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/757. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 12 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).