Patent ID: 8919886

Claim:
A vehicle seating system, comprising: a seat back chassis; and a seat bottom chassis comprising: a pair of brackets each including a substantially vertical portion configured to support the seat back chassis, a substantially horizontal portion configured to mount the seat bottom chassis to a seating track, and a sidewall positioned laterally inward from the substantially vertical portion, wherein the substantially vertical portion, the substantially horizontal portion, and the sidewall form a channel within each bracket; and a cushion pan extending between the pair of brackets at a front portion of the seat bottom chassis; wherein the seat bottom chassis is formed from a single piece of material, each channel is positioned laterally outward from the cushion pan, each channel at least partially overlaps the cushion pan along a longitudinal direction, and each channel extends beyond a longitudinal extent of the cushion pan from the front portion of the seat bottom chassis to a rear portion of the seat bottom chassis.