Patent ID: 7364237
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seatback assembly, comprising: a frame exhibiting a side-disposed and arcuate edge; an arm pivotally secured to said frame; a pawl pivotally secured to said arm and biased in engaging fashion relative to said arcuate extending edge via an alternating and mating teeth and recess configuration established between said pawl and along at least one of first and second spaced apart locations defined along said arcuate edge and which are separated by an arcuate surface portion; a rivet for pivotally mounting said pawl at a generally elongated end location of said pawl and which is at a spaced location from said alternating teeth and recess configuration, a surface of said pawl extending substantially opposite from said associated teeth and recess configuration further comprising a centralized and cam receiving depression; a cam mounted to a further location of said seatback arm and biasing said pawl against said frame; and said cam being actuated to cause said pawl to disengage from said first configured sector location, said seatback arm pivoting towards said seat frame and across said surface portion, whereupon said pawl matingly engages said spaced apart second location along said arcuate seat sector edge.