Patent ID: 11951950
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a base disposed on a vehicle floor, the base having an edge;
a hinge disposed along the edge of the base and defining an axis of rotation, the hinge radially extending from the axis of rotation;
a removable support member defining a tongue slot, removable support member configured to be moved between an attached state and a detached state relative to the base, wherein the removable support member is rotatable around the axis of rotation between a closed position and an open position relative to the base when in the attached state, and wherein the removable support member comprises a seat cushion that is not a supplemental seat cushion and is not configured to be disposed atop an existing seat cushion when the removable support member is in the attached state;
a latch assembly coupled to the removable support member, wherein the latch assembly is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position in response to an actuation force; and
an elongate tongue disposed between the removable support member and the hinge, wherein the elongate tongue is rotatably coupled to the edge of the base and extends lengthwise radially from the axis of rotation, wherein the elongate tongue extends through the tongue slot when the removable support member is in the attached position, and wherein the latch assembly is coupled to the elongate tongue when in the latched position, and further wherein the elongate tongue is revealed when the removable support member is in the detached position.