Patent ID: 7562934
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An adjustable profile member assembly for a bench-type vehicle seat comprising: a. a first adjustable profile member, the first adjustable profile member being adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first adjustable profile member has a non-flat profile configuration in the first position while the first adjustable profile member has a flat profile configuration in the second position, wherein the first adjustable profile member is located at a fixed location between a first side of the bench-type vehicle seat and a second side of the bench-type vehicle seat such that when the first adjustable profile member is in the non-flat profile configuration in the first position the bench-type vehicle seat is partitioned into a first fraction and a second fraction such that the first fraction and the second fraction can be used separately; b. a second adjustable profile member located at a fixed location spaced apart from the first adjustable profile member, the second adjustable profile member being adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the second adjustable profile member has a non-flat profile configuration in the first position while the second adjustable profile member has a flat profile configuration in the second position; c. an actuating mechanism operatively connected to the first adjustable profile member and the second adjustable profile member such that the first adjustable profile member can be adjusted between the first position and the second position and such that the second adjustable profile member can be adjusted between the first position and the second position; d. a master activation mechanism electrically connected to the actuating mechanism, wherein through the use of the master activation mechanism a user can adjust the bench-type vehicle seat between a first configuration of the bench-type vehicle seat wherein the first adjusting member is in the first position and a second configuration of the bench-type vehicle seat wherein the first adjusting member is in the second position.