Patent ID: 8857913

Claim:
A seat assembly comprising: a seat bottom; a seat back including: a first side member, a second side member, and a cross member extending through the first and second side members, the cross member including an extended portion that extends from the first side member; and a bushing disposed on the extended portion and received by a hole in the seat bottom to support pivotal movement of the seat back, wherein the bushing extends from the first side member into the hole and has a tubular body that is received in the hole and that has a first end and a second end, a flange portion that extends from the second end of the tubular body and engages the first side member and is spaced apart from the seat bottom, and a plurality of elongated indentations that extend between the first end and the second end of the tubular body such that the plurality of elongated indentations extend through the flange portion.