Patent ID: 6601917
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
A seat assembly (10) comprising:a seat cushion (12), an anchor (16) presented by said seat cushion (12) and adapted for anchoring a child seat (15), and a cover assembly (17) comprising a housing (18) coupled to said anchor (16), a lid (20) for covering said housing, a hinge (22) interconnecting said housing (18) and said lid (20 for providing pivotal movement of said lid (20) between a fully open position providing access to said anchor (16) and a closed position covering said anchor (16) and closing said housing (18), said housing (18) including first (34) and second (36) guides slidably supporting said housing (18) on said anchor (16) for sliding movement relative to said anchor (16) between a retracted position and an extended position, and said lid (20) including a mechanism (60) for automatically pivoting said lid (20) from said closed position to said fully open position in response to said housing (18) sliding relative to said anchor (16) from said retracted position to said extended position, whereby said cover (17) slides along said anchor (16) in a first direction and conceals said anchor (16) when moving from said fully open position to said closed position, and said cover (17) slides along said anchor (16) in a second direction opposite said first direction and exposes said anchor (16) for attachment to the child seat (15) when moving from said closed position to said fully open position.