Patent ID: 11904795
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A seat assembly, comprising:
a seatback having a seatback frame disposed within a seatback interior;
a retraction mechanism disposed within the seatback interior, wherein the retraction mechanism is operable between at-rest and deployed positions, and further wherein the retraction mechanism includes first and second brackets moveably associated with one another, and further wherein the second bracket is operable between first and second positions, and further wherein the second bracket moves away from the first bracket in an upward direction when the second bracket moves from the first position to the second position to define the at-rest and deployed positions of the retraction mechanism; and
at least one tether member having a body portion, wherein the body portion of the at least one tether member is operably coupled to the retraction mechanism for movement therewith.