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

Claim 17:
18. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat base having an edge;
a removable support member positionable between an attached state and a detached state relative to the seat base and rotatable between a closed position and an open position relative to the seat base, wherein the removable support member rotates about an axis of rotation aligned with the edge of the seat base wherein the removable support member comprises a seat cushion that is not a supplemental seat cushion and that is not configured to be disposed atop an existing seat cushion when the removable support member is in the attached state;
an attachment assembly disposed between the seat base and the removable support member and including;
a latch assembly disposed in the removable support member;
an elongate tongue rotatably coupled to the edge of the seat base, the elongate tongue extending lengthwise radially from the axis of rotation, wherein the elongate tongue is operably coupled with the latch assembly; and
a biasing member engaged with the elongate tongue, the biasing member biasing the elongate tongue to rotate about the axis of rotation such that the elongate tongue is rotated to facilitate movement of the removable support member from the detached state to the attached state; and

an intermediate assembly disposed between an actuator and the latch assembly, wherein an actuation force is exerted on the actuator to move the latch assembly from a latched position to an unlatched position, thereby moving the removable support member from the attached state position to the detached state.