IP Library Granted Patent US 7,762,621
Granted Patent B2
US 7,762,621 · App. 11/763,706 · Granted Jul 27, 2010

Third row seat for truck cabin

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Patent No.
US 7,762,621
App. No.
11/763,706
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a cabin and a bed. A first row seat and a second row seat are provided in the cabin, and a dividing wall separates the cabin and the bed. A third-row seat is mounted to the dividing wall, and the dividing wall is pivotable to deploy the third-row seat from a stowed position in the cabin to a deployed position in the bed.

Claims (30)

1. A vehicle including a cabin and a bed, said vehicle comprising:

a first-row seat and a second-row seat provided in the cabin;

a dividing wall separating the cabin and the bed; and

a third-row seat mounted to said dividing wall,

wherein said dividing wall is pivotable to deploy said third-row seat from a stowed to an un-stowed position.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said dividing wall pivots into the bed from the cabin.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a sliding door that provides access to said seat.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a recess formed in the bed, said recess accommodating said dividing wall when said seat is in a deployed position.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein said dividing wall includes a locking mechanism that secures said dividing wall to said recess.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a restraint system for said seat integrated into the bed.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein said restraint system includes a safety belt mounted within a housing formed in the bed.

8. A vehicle including a cabin and a bed, the vehicle comprising:

a first row seat and a second row seat provided in the cabin;

a pivotable dividing wall separating the cabin and the bed; and

a third-row seat actuatable between a stowed position and an unstowed position.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein said third-row seat is mounted to said dividing wall.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein said dividing wall pivots into the bed to deploy said third-row seat to said unstowed position.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein said third-row seat is disposed in a recess of the bed in said stowed position and is rotatable to said unstowed position.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein said dividing wall pivots into the bed and said third-row seat rests on said dividing wall when said third-row seat is in said unstowed position.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a bottom seat cushion of said third-row seat is mounted to said dividing wall and a rear seat cushion is mounted to a recess formed in the bed.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein said rear seat cushion is rotatable relative to said recess to place said rear seat cushion in an upright position, and said dividing wall and said bottom seat cushion pivots into the bed to deploy said third-row seat to said unstowed position.

15. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a first door that provides access to said first row seat, and a second door that provides access to said second- and third-row seat, said second door being slidable relative to a body of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a restraint system for said third-row seat integrated into the bed.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein said restraint system for said third-row seat includes a safety belt disposed within a housing formed in the bed.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein said housing is actuatable between a closed and an extended position relative to a wall of the bed.

19. A vehicle having a cabin and a bed, comprising:

a first-row seat and a second-row seat mounted in the cabin;

a dividing wall separating the cabin and the bed;

a third-row seat mounted to said dividing wall, said dividing wall pivotable to deploy said third-row seat from a stowed to an un-stowed position; and

a restraint system integral with the bed for said third-row seat.

Assignments (20)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: FCA US LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRYSLER GROUP LLC)
Reel/Frame 048177/0356 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2017
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: FCA US LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRYSLER GROUP LLC)
Reel/Frame 042885/0255 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RELEASING SECOND-LIEN SECURITY INTEREST PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 026426 AND FRAME 0644, REEL 026435 AND FRAME 0652, AND REEL 032384 AND FRAME 0591 Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: FCA US LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 037784/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 30, 2015
From: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
To: FCA US LLC
Reel/Frame 035553/0356 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 4, 2014
From: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 032384/0640 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 13, 2011
From: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 026435/0652 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 7, 2011
From: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 026404/0123 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2011
From: THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC; CHRYSLER GROUP GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS LLC
Reel/Frame 026335/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 7, 2009
From: NEW CARCO ACQUISITION LLC
To: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 022919/0126 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS - SECOND PRIORITY Recorded Jul 6, 2009
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: CHRYSLER LLC
Reel/Frame 022910/0740 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 6, 2009
From: NEW CARCO ACQUISITION LLC
To: THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 022915/0489 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2009
From: CHRYSLER LLC
To: NEW CARCO ACQUISITION LLC
Reel/Frame 022915/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS - FIRST PRIORITY Recorded Jul 6, 2009
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: CHRYSLER LLC
Reel/Frame 022910/0498 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2009
From: US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: CHRYSLER LLC
Reel/Frame 022902/0164 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS - THIR Recorded Jan 14, 2009
From: CHRYSLER LLC
To: US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 022259/0188 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2008
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMPANY LLC
To: CHRYSLER LLC
Reel/Frame 021915/0772 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2008
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
To: DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 021915/0760 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS - SECOND PRIORITY Recorded Aug 30, 2007
From: CHRYSLER LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 019767/0810 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS - FIRST PRIORITY Recorded Aug 29, 2007
From: CHRYSLER LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 019773/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2007
From: DULLER, BERNARDO M.
To: DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 019660/0940 →