Patent ID: 9701368
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60N,B63B

Claim:
1. A seat back assembly, comprising: (a) a seat back moveable between an upright position and a horizontal position; (b) a support panel connected to the seat back for pivoting movement of the support panel between a first position supporting the seat back upright, and a second position wherein the seat back is moved into said horizontal position; (c) a biasing mechanism for urging the support panel into the first position when the seat back is moved into the upright position, and when the support panel is moved into the second position, for allowing the seat back to move into the horizontal position with a controlled motion, and said biasing mechanism comprising a pair of biasing mechanisms, each one of the pair being opposingly biased relative to the other, and (d) a block for having the support panel abut against the block when the seat back is in the upright position to hold the seat back in the upright position.