Patent ID: 9566890
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B60N

Claim:
1. In a combination comprising: a passenger seat adapted to move between a passenger seat first position and a passenger seat second position, wherein when said passenger seat is in said passenger seat first position said passenger seat is oriented to accommodate seated passengers in an area adjacent said passenger seat, and in said passenger seat second position renders said area available for other uses, and a movable passenger assist that in a passenger assist first position is adjacent said passenger seat such that a seated passenger can engage said passenger assist and in a passenger assist second position allows full access to said area, wherein said passenger seat and passenger assist are adapted to be installed in a vehicle, said area is a wheelchair securement area, said movable passenger assist is adapted to be movably attached to said vehicle, said movable passenger assist comprises a stanchion that is oriented generally upright when in said passenger assist first position, and an upper portion of said passenger assist comprises a bracket for attachment to said vehicle.