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Adjustable vehicle seat
   
Document Number
US Patent 7441822
Issued Date
October 28, 2008
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A seat assembly movable in both longitudinal and transverse directions in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and an adjuster mechanism. The seat cushion has an upper surface for supporting a seated occupant above a floor of an automotive vehicle and an opposite bottom surface. The adjuster mechanism is coupled to the bottom surface of the seat cushion. The adjuster mechanism includes a set of first wheels that allows movement of the seat assembly in a longitudinal direction along tracks on the floor of the vehicle. The adjuster mechanism further includes a set of second wheels that are arranged generally orthogonal to the first wheels to allow movement of the seat assembly in a transverse direction across the tracks and the floor of the vehicle.
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Published
October 28, 2008
Application Number
11/758,447
Filed
June 5, 2007
US Classification
296/65.11   296/65.01 296/65.13 296/65.14
Int'l Classification
B60N   2/12   (20060101)   B60N   2/07   (20060101)  
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