IP Library Granted Patent US 9,028,002
Granted Patent B2
US 9,028,002 · App. 13/838,621 · Granted May 12, 2015

Double spring leg rest

Inventor: Hector Noel Marini (Palm City, FL)
Assignee: PAC Seating Systems, Inc.
B60N2/4495B64D11/06B64D11/0643Y02T50/46
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Patent No.
US 9,028,002
App. No.
13/838,621
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat can include a seat bottom frame having a front, a back opposite the front, and enclosing a volume. Pivotally connected to the back of the seat bottom frame can be a seat back frame and pivotally connected to the front of the seat bottom frame can be a seat leg rest. The seat leg rest has a length. Mounted in the volume of the seat frame are at least two leg rest springs which are connected to the leg rest. When the leg rest springs are actuated, the seat leg rest can be directly pivoted approximately and incrementally parallel with the seat bottom frame. The two leg rest springs are mounted a first distance apart and the first distance is less than half of the length of the leg rest.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat bottom frame having a front, a back opposite the front, a top, bottom opposite the top and the top and the bottom enclosing a volume;

a seat stanchion, attached to the bottom of the seat bottom frame, attaching the vehicle seat to the vehicle;

a seat leg rest pivotally connected to the front of the seat bottom frame and having a length; and

at least two leg rest springs are mounted in the volume approximately parallel to each other and approximately parallel to the seat bottom frame and connected to the leg rest;

wherein when the at least two leg rest springs are actuated in the same direction, the seat leg rest is directly pivoted approximately and incrementally parallel with the seat bottom frame,

wherein a majority of the two leg rest springs remain internal to the seat bottom frame when actuated,

wherein the two leg rest springs are mounted a first distance apart, and

wherein the first distance is less than half of the length of the leg rest.

2. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the first distance can be greater than or equal to ⅓ of the length.

3. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the first distance can be greater than ¼ of the length.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the two leg rest springs are controlled from a single actuator.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the two leg rest springs are gas springs.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the two leg rest springs are mounted independent of each other.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2025
From: PAC SEATING SYTEMS, LLC
To: TRUIST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070365/0719 →
ARTICLES OF CONVERSION Recorded Feb 14, 2025
From: PAC SEATING SYSTEMS, INC.
To: PAC SEATING SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070235/0813 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2014
From: MARINI, HECTOR NOEL
To: PAC SEATING SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033455/0404 →
Continuity (1)
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