Abstract: A motor vehicle seat system includes a row of front seats, a row of back seats separated from the row of front seats by a lateral isle, a longitudinal aisle through the front row, and a middle seat in the back row having a full-row position behind the lateral aisle and a half-row position overlapping the front row and the lateral aisle. In its full-row position, the middle seat cooperates with the back row seats for bench-type seating. In its half-row position, the middle seat provides a rigid platform for a child seat closer to occupants of the front row seats. The middle seat includes a removable lower frame, a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame, and a mechanical linkage supporting the seat cushion frame on the lower frame for translation between an extended position corresponding to the half-row position of the middle seat and a retracted position corresponding to the full-row position of the middle seat.

Abstract: A cradle for supporting a user's head relative to a wash basin includes a brace adapted to support a user's neck. The brace has a first end positioned adjacent the head of the user and a second end disposed toward the user's shoulder area. The brace is secured to the wash basin by a hinge that allows pivoting motion of the brace relative to the wash basin between a first, upright position in which the first end of the brace is vertically above the second end, and a second position in which the first and second ends of the brace are horizontally aligned over the basin. The brace is biased toward the upright position such that the user may bring her neck against the brace while it is in the upright position and the brace will support the neck as the user's head is moved into the basin for washing.

Abstract: A cradle for supporting a user's head relative to a wash basin includes a brace adapted to support a user's neck. The brace has a first end positioned adjacent the head of the user and a second end disposed toward the user's shoulder area. The brace is secured to the wash basin by a hinge that allows pivoting motion of the brace relative to the wash basin between a first, upright position in which the first end of the brace is vertically above the second end, and a second position in which the first and second ends of the brace are horizontally aligned over the basin. The brace is biased toward the upright position such that the user may bring her neck against the brace while it is in the upright position and the brace will support the neck as the user's head is moved into the basin for washing.