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

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat including;
a base having an edge; and
a removable support member pivotably coupled to the base and movable between a closed position and an open position, the removable support member defining a tongue slot 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 coupled to the base;
a seatback; and
an attachment assembly disposed between the removable support member and the base, the attachment assembly includes:
an elongate tongue configured to extend through the tongue slot, wherein the elongate tongue is rotatably coupled to the edge of the base, and wherein the elongate tongue extends lengthwise from the edge of the base; and
a latch assembly coupled to the removeable support member, wherein the latch assembly is configured to selectively couple to the elongate tongue.