Abstract: A self retaining elongated pin for use in a polymer clevis is disclosed. The pin has a generally cylindrical shaft diameter with an enlarged head at one end. Knurling is provided on either the shaft or head to resist axial rotation of the pin. Axial translation of the pin is restrained by the head in the direction toward the head and by fetters in the direction away from the head. The fetters engage the clevis in an interference fit. The fetters are angulated such that the fetter tip is directed toward the head to preferentially favor insertion and resist removal.

Abstract: A power seat adjuster for bucket type vehicle seats includes inboard and outboard track assemblies each including a fixed lower section, a movable upper or movable section and a precision sliding interface including roller bearings between the moving upper track and the fixed lower track, the surfaces of the tracks that are engaged by the roller bearings being crowned to provide a bearing surface that is slightly convex when the seat is unoccupied but which becomes nearly flat when the seat is occupied, and the bearing surfaces of the track being coated with a multi-layer dry film lubricant including a base coating of an anti-friction material and a top coating of an anti-stick material.

Abstract: A power seat adjuster for bucket type vehicle seats includes inboard and outboard track assemblies each including a fixed lower section, a movable upper or movable section and a precision sliding interface including roller bearings between the moving upper track and the fixed lower track, the surfaces of the tracks that are engaged by the roller bearings being crowned to provide a bearing surface that is slightly convex when the seat is unoccupied but which becomes nearly flat when the seat is occupied, and the bearing surfaces of the track being coated with a multi-layer dry film lubricant including a base coating of an anti-friction material and a top coating of an anti-stick material.

Abstract: An adjustor for chairs with tilting backs and the like, comprises a threaded spindle connected with the chair back, and a gear wheel threadedly mounted on the spindle. The gear wheel is retained in a housing attached to a relatively stationary portion of the chair, such that when the chair back is tilted, the spindle rotates the gear wheel in the housing. A pawl is shifted into and out of engagement with the gear wheel to selectively lock the chair back in a wide variety of different angular positions.