Rear seat for all purpose vehicle
CA 2103202 C · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Bolsworth, James; Kondziola, Joseph Dominic; Pyszel, Kenneth Stanley
Overview
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A rear seat for an all purpose vehicle has front and rear legs that are releasably latched to pins located in escutcheons in the vehicle floor. The rear seat is manually folded and stored in the vehicle by releasing the rear legs and pivoting the seat forward on the front pins to a vertical position. The seat is removed from the vehicle by releasing the front legs when the seat is in the stored position and lifting the seat off the front pins. The latch mechanisms for the front and rear legs have locks so that the legs are not unlatched unintentionally. A lift assist mechanism is also provided for pivoting the seat forward on the front pins to the stored position.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 16, 1993 and granted March 16, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 16, 2013.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 16, 2015.
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