Patent ID: 8226163
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat capable of being mounted to the floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising: a first seat having a frame and a first seat pan defining a surface on which an occupant can sit, the seat further comprising a front edge and a rear edge opposite the front edge; a first seat back coupled to the frame proximal the rear edge of the seat; a first extendable leg coupled between the floor and the frame along the front edge of the seat; a second seat comprising a second seat pan and a second seat back coupled to the frame, wherein the first seat back, first seat pan, second seat back and second seat pan form a divan; said first extendable leg comprising a first structure, a second structure and an interlocking mechanism, the second structure being coupled to the first structure in a telescopic relationship moveable from a shortened position to an elongated position as the frame moves away from the floor, the second structure defining a slot that tapers toward a first end of the second structure, the slot receiving the interlocking mechanism and providing increasing resistance to the interlocking mechanism as the extendable leg extends from the shortened position to the elongated position; a mounting mechanism interposed between the first extendable leg and the frame; and a second extendable leg coupled between the floor and the frame along the rear edge of the seat.