Patent ID: 6361239
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60N,B62D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In combination, a pivot assembly for pivotally attaching a pivotable seat component to a fixed seat component, wherein the fixed component includes first and second apertures, first and second outer surfaces and first and second inner surfaces adjacent the apertures, and the pivotable component includes at least one pivot hole therein, the pivot assembly comprising:a bolt having a head, a cylindrical portion and a threaded portion; a threaded nut engageable with the threaded portion of the bolt; a generally cylindrical plastic bushing fitted over the cylindrical portion of the bolt and including a peripheral lip abutting the head of the bolt and a plurality of swageable flanges extending at least partially over the threaded portion of the bolt, said plurality of swageable flanges cooperating to form a generally cylindrical shape having an outside diameter which is smaller than the first aperture and the pivot hole for insertion therethrough and larger than the second aperture for swaging against the second inner surface as the nut and bolt are threadedly engaged, thereby eliminating the need for three separate bushings at the pivot hole and the first and second apertures for preventing metal-to-metal contact between the fixed and pivoting components, and between the bolt and pivoting component; and wherein said swageable flanges are configured to extend radially after said swaging to a position perpendicular to a central axis of the bolt for engagement with the second inner surface and with a side surface of the pivotable component adjacent the pivot hole.