Patent ID: 6736457
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
Continuous seat adjustment apparatus for use in conjunction with a seating device, comprising:a track assembly having a tubular inner track with a deformable surface, and an outer track movable on the tubular inner track; a pair of opposed jaws mounted on the outer track for pivotal movement between first, second, and third orientations, each of the jaws having an opening defined therethrough receiving the inner track therein, the jaws frictionally engaging the inner track in the first orientation to substantially prevent longitudinal movement along the inner track, the jaws releasing the inner track in the second orientation to allow continuous longitudinal movement along the inner track, and the jaws deforming the deformable surface of the tubular inner track in the third orientation to form a mechanical engagement therewith and prevent longitudinal movement along the inner track; a spring device affixed to the pair of opposed jaws to provide a bias on the jaws tending to move the jaws into the first orientation; and an adjustment member affixed to one of the jaws for moving the jaws against the spring bias from the first orientation to the second orientation.