Patent ID: 7073862
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly adapted to be mounted to a floor of a motor vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion frame having a forward end and a rearward end for supporting an occupant on said seat assembly; a front support structure pivotally coupled to said forward end of said seat cushion frame for pivoting said seat assembly between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally upright tumbled position; a locking strut extending between a first end coupled to said front support structure and an opposite second end coupled to said rearward end of said seat cushion frame for locking and retaining said seat assembly in any location between said seating position and said tumbled position in response to an acceleration force exerted on said seat assembly above a predetermined threshold thereby preventing inadvertent pivoting of said seat assembly towards said seating position; and said front support structure including a circular spring fixedly secured thereto, said circular spring biasing said seat assembly towards said tumbled position.