Patent ID: 7270371
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle slouch seat positionable at an upright position and a slouch position, the slouch seat comprising: a cushion frame; a seat back frame attached to the cushion frame such that the cushion frame is pivotable from the upright position to the slouch position or from the slouch position to the upright position; a guide hook attached to the seat back frame adapted to receive a guide bar attached to a passenger cabin wall such that the guide bar guides the motion of the guide hook when the slouch seat is moved from the upright position to the slouch position or from the slouch position to the upright position by the guide bar sliding within the guide hook; and an attachment bracket for moveably attaching the cushion frame to the vehicle passenger cabin; and a track support wherein the cushion frame is slidably attached to the track support such that when the slouch seat is at the slouch position, the cushion frame is at an extended position relative to the track support and when the slouch seat is at the upright position, the cushion frame is at a non-extended position, wherein the track support is pivotably attached to the attachment bracket at a second pivot position.