Abstract: The invention involves a walk-in apparatus of a vehicle seat which comprises an upper rail assembled to the vehicle seat, a lower rail engaged slidably with the upper rail and assembled to a vehicle floor; a lock plate locking a slide movement of the upper rail on the lower rail, a release lever which is adapted to engage with the lock plate for releasing the locking of the slide movement of the upper rail on the lower rail by the lock plate and a reclining plate which rotates in conjunction with a seat back when the seat back is rotated equal to or more than a predetermined angle in forward direction characterized in that the walk-in apparatus of the vehicle including a connecting member for connecting the release lever and the reclining plate is adapted to disengage the release lever from the reclining plate when a load is applied to the connecting member equal to or more than a predetermined value.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge has a cam structure and a pin engaging one of multiple openings to interact with the cam structure and establish a range of rotation for the arms of the hinge. The range of rotation for the hinge is adaptable depending on which of multiple openings is selected for insertion of the pin. A bracket provides for modification in the location of the hinge with respect to a support member as well as the location of an armrest with respect to the bracket.

Abstract: A foldable armrest unit for a seat having a collapsible seat back, including an armrest one end of which is articulated to first joint device affixed to a lateral surface of the seat back, the armrest unit further including an armrest support member, one end of which is articulated to the armrest and the other end of which is articulated to second joint device affixed to a lateral surface of the seat; the armrest having three limit positions: a first limit position being the position of use, in which the seat back is in an upright position and the armrest is in a substantially horizontal position; a second limit position in which the seat back is still in the upright position, while the armrest is swung towards the seat back to facilitate access to and egress from the seat, and a third limit position in which the armrest is completely folded down, together with the collapsed seat back.

Abstract: There is disclosed a folding seat assembly which provides a contoured seat for increased comfort of the occupant while at the same time providing a very thin profile seat when folded into a cargo position.

Abstract: The seat has a rotary recliner providing for selective pivotal movement of the seat back about an axis between occupiable and frontmost positions, and a dumped position therebetween. The improvement comprises a handle mounted on the back for movement between design and tipping positions, and an intermediate position therebetween; a member mounted on the back for pivotal movement therewith and for relative movement between first and second positions; a ring having a portion for, when the member is at its second position and the back is at its dumped position, engaging the member to arrest frontward pivotal movement thereof; and a first linkage for moving the member between its first and second positions upon movement of the handle between its design and intermediate positions and for controlling the recliner to permit said pivotal movement of the back when the handle is at its tipping position.

Abstract: A seat latch mechanism accommodating a pair of seatback positions, comprising a housing, a latch assembly, and an actuation assembly operably supported by the housing and in operable communication with the latch assembly to selectively unlatch the latch assembly. The housing is adapted to receive a striker assembly having a first and second striker bar, whereby the latch mechanism is adapted to lock the first striker bar in a first latched position and the second striker bar in a second latched position. The actuator serves to apply a force to either of the first or second striker bars when in the first and second latched positions respectively to reduce noise and avoid chucking. The actuation handle serves to release the striker assembly from the latch mechanism and also to allow the first and second striker bars to toggle between the first and second latched positions.

Abstract: A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a seat assembly mounted on a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member, and lockable by a track lock. The seat assembly includes a seatback member mounted on a seat cushion member for forward folding between a substantially upright occupiable design position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position. A downwardly and rearwardly sloped ramp is mounted on the fixed track member. A drive link assembly is mounted on the seatback member for translational engagement of a ramp contact member with the ramp. As the seatback member is forwardly folded from the upright occupiable design position to the load supporting position the track lock releases and the ramp contact member moves downwardly and rearwardly along the ramp to thereby cause rearward longitudinal movement of the seat assembly relative to the fixed track member to a predetermined rear longitudinal position.

Abstract: A seat device comprises a base and a seat itself comprising a back and a seat proper. The back comprises a bottom portion and a top portion pivotally mounted on the bottom portion via a first locking mechanism. The bottom portion of the back is pivotally mounted on the base via a second locking mechanism. Both locking mechanisms can be unlocked simultaneously so as to allow the top portion to be retracted into the bottom portion within a cavity provided in the base.

Abstract: A seat assembly secured to the floor of an automotive vehicle includes a generally horizontal seat cushion movable between a seating position spaced above the vehicle floor and a stowed position resting against the vehicle floor. A riser is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for supporting the seat cushion in each of the seating and stowed positions. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the riser for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded position in overlapping relationship with the seat cushion. A slide mechanism is coupled between the riser and the seat cushion for slidably articulating the seat cushion along the riser between the seating position and the stowed position. A first link arm is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion for automatically controlling the sliding articulation of the seat cushion between the seating and stowed positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright seating position and the folded position.

Abstract: The motor vehicle seat comprises a seat proper and a seat back. The seat is caused to go from a passenger position to a first load position by causing the seat proper to pivot through 90° about a horizontal axis close to its front edge, and by causing the seat back to pivot through 90° about a horizontal axis close to its bottom edge. The seat back thus comes to occupy the space that is occupied by the seat proper when it is in the passenger position. The seat is caused to go from the first load position to a second load position by causing the seat proper to pivot through a further 90° about its horizontal axis. The seat is caused to go from the passenger position to the first load position, and then from the first load position to the second load position, by actuating a single handle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly including a forward facing first seat back having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seat assembly further includes a rearward facing second seat assembly having a second seat back. The second seat back has a lower portion and an upper portion pivotally connected to the upper portion of the first seat back. The second seat back is movable between a retracted position and a seating position. In the retracted position, the lower portion of the second seat back is adjacent to the lower portion of the first seat back. In the seating position, the lower portion of the second seat back is spaced apart from the lower portion of the first seat back to provide a rearwardly facing inclined second seat back.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for a planar seating apparatus having a seat support in a first plane, a back support in a second plane and coupled to the seat support, and a plurality of side supports coupled to the back support. The plurality of side supports are adjustable and capable of folding, as is the back support, to provide a compact and easily transportable and storable device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A seating device for positioning adjacent to a bathtub for shampooing a child's hair. The seating device includes a seat section for supporting a buttocks of the child coupled to a back section for supporting a back of the child. A plurality of leg members is provided for supporting the seat section above a surface. A first end of each of the leg members is coupled to the seat section. A drape is provided for guiding water from the child's hair into the bathtub. A first end of the drape is removably mounted on an upper edge of the back section and a second end of the drape is removably positionable in the bathtub.

Abstract: A seat assembly secured to the floor of an automotive vehicle includes a generally horizontal seat cushion movable between a seating position spaced above the vehicle floor and a stowed position resting against the vehicle floor. A riser is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for supporting the seat cushion in each of the seating and stowed positions. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the riser for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded position in overlapping relationship with the seat cushion. A slide mechanism is coupled between the riser and the seat cushion for slidably articulating the seat cushion along the riser between the seating position and the stowed position. A first link arm is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion for automatically controlling the sliding articulation of the seat cushion between the seating and stowed positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright seating position and the folded position.

Abstract: A seat apparatus for an automobile comprises: a seat cushion which is movable between a sitting position and a position for getting into and getting out of the automobile, the position is remote forward or rearward from the sitting position; a guide device for guiding the seat cushion between the sitting position and the position for getting into and getting out of the automobile; a backrest which is rotatably connected to the seat cushion via a hinge structure; a locking mechanism which causes the seat cushion to engage and disengage with the guide device, and a lock switching device is provided on the seat cushion and the backrest. The lock switching device releases an engagement between the seat cushion and the guide device performed by the lock mechanism and when the backrest is inclined forward to the seat cushion at a predetermined angle, and engages the seat cushion and the guide device with each other when the backrest is further inclined forward so as to be substantially horizontal.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a back mounted to pivot on a seat proper by a locking mechanism, and urged forwards by a torsion bar formed by a metal wire which has two ends fixed respectively to the back and to the seat proper. The metal wire constituting the torsion bar forms at least one spiral comprising a plurality of adjacent turns.

Abstract: A pair of foldable rear seats for a motor vehicle includes a support stub fixed to the vehicle and a pair elongated support arms pivotally connected to the support stub. A pair of seat bottoms are pivotally connected to each of the respective support arms, such that each seat bottom is pivotable between a vertical folded position and a horizontal open position. Further, a pair of seat backs are each pivotally connected to a rear portion of each respective seat bottom in order to fold into the respective seat bottom from an open position. A headrest is slidably disposed on each seat back. Furthermore, a pair of seat legs are each pivotally connected to the seat bottom at an outer portion thereof so that when the seat bottom is in the open state, the seat leg, in its open position, extends from the seat bottom to the vehicle floor.

Abstract: A self-actuating base covering system for a vehicle which includes a foldable seat and a coverable area adjacent a back of the seat includes at least one guide surface along the seat back and a rigid panel. The panel has a first end portion fixed against movement in a horizontal direction and a second opposite end portion in slidable engagement with at least one guide surface. The panel is dimensioned so as to extend at least partially across the coverable area. The second end portion of the panel slides along the at least one engagement surface and the back of the seat during movement of the seat between a lowered position and a raised position.

Abstract: A seatback latch release mechanism includes a latch plate fixed for rotation with a rotatable member, a first pin extending from the latch plate, a cam plate pivotally supported by a support plate and including a cam edge in selective sliding contact with the first pin and a second pin extending from the cam plate and in selective sliding contact with an edge of the latch plate. The cam plate is rotatable through a first range in which the first pin slidably engages the cam edge to provide a first torque for rotating the latch plate and the member from a first position. Further rotation of the cam plate transitions to a second range in which the first pin disengages the cam edge and the second pin slidably engages the edge of the latch plate to provide a second torque for rotating the latch plate and the member to a second position.

Abstract: A chair is adapted to form a sitting surface and a sleeping surface and comprises a chair back and a seat. The chair back and seat are relatively movable to form the sitting surface and the sleeping surface. In the event that there are any questions related to this amendment or to the application in general, the undersigned would appreciate the opportunity to address those questions directly in a telephone interview to expedite the prosecution of this application for all concerned.

Abstract: A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor has an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position. The seat includes a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor, a seatback pivotally connected to the riser, and a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback. The seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.

Abstract: An arrangement for supporting a rotation adjustment mechanism of a rotary body in a vehicle seat, wherein the rotary body is supported between a bracket fixed to the seat and a hinge element having no rotation adjustment mechanism. A part of the bracket is provided within the rotary body and disposed substantially at a central vertical line of that particular rotary body. The rotation adjustment mechanism is attached on such part of the bracket, whereas on the other hand, the hinge element is disposed in one of two symmetrical lateral sides of the rotary body relative to the afore-said central vertical line. Hence, a load applied to the rotary body is mainly received by the bracket and escaped therethrough to the vehicle seat.

Abstract: An arrangement for supporting a rotation adjustment mechanism of a rotary body in a vehicle seat, wherein the rotary body is supported between a bracket fixed to the seat and a hinge element having no rotation adjustment mechanism. A part of the bracket is provided within the rotary body and disposed substantially at a central vertical line of that particular rotary body. The rotation adjustment mechanism is attached on such part of the bracket, whereas on the other hand, the hinge element is disposed in one of two symmetrical lateral sides of the rotary body relative to the afore-said central vertical line. Hence, a load applied to the rotary body is mainly received by the bracket and escaped therethrough to the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A headrest mounting housing is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle in relationship to seats for holding a headrest. Associated with the headrest is a seat having a seat back which can move to a position in which the headrest functions in association with the seat back to a horizontal position for storage of items without the need for moving the headrest. The headrest storage housing may include a roll-up security screen for covering items stored on the seat back when lowered to a horizontal storage position. In one preferred embodiment, the seat back includes a recess into which the headrest housing is nested to provide an integrated appearance to the headrest and seat back.

Abstract: Arrangement for securing a long slide rail device with support legs in a vehicle floor, the long slide rail device including a long lower rail, wherein, among the support legs, a leg member is provided at a vulnerable point of the long lower rail which is defined between a seat storage area and a seat home position area in a vehicle or automobile, so that a part of great force applied from a vehicle seat will be escaped through the leg member to the vehicle floor, thereby preventing undesired bending or deformation of the long lower rail at that vulnerable point.

Abstract: The chair comprises a back-rest, a seat and a device (10) for connecting the back-rest to the seat. The connection device (10) comprises an articulated joint (16) which enables the back-rest to be folded onto the seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is movable between a seating position and a storage position to form a relatively flat horizontal load floor. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. A side member extends upward from the seat bottom. The seat back is rotatably mounted on the side member such that the seat back is rotatable about a horizontally extending axis. The seat back is preferably mounted on the side member so that the seat back can be rotated or flipped around by about 180 degrees so that a seating surface and a back surface of the seat back are rotatable to a reverse position. Preferably, the side member is pivotally attached to the seat bottom and is capable of moving the seat back into a generally horizontal position to define the load floor. An optional panel can be movably attached to the seat back. The panel is movable between a first position adjacent the seat back, and an extended position extending outward from the seat back and covering the seat bottom to further extend and define the load floor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to adjustment mechanisms suited for vehicle seats, and particularly mechanisms that include a memory feature. The inventive adjustment system is of the type that provides a means of selecting a preferred seat position, releasing the adjustment mechanism for free movement of the seat, and automatically arresting the adjustment mechanism, securing the seat at the selected position. In the case of some prior art seat adjustment mechanisms, using the recline adjustment control to dump the seat does not allow the passenger to automatically return the seat back to the selected position. Other prior art seat adjustment mechanism separate the recline adjustment and the dump controls but rely upon relatively bulky stamped metal components to capture and latch the seat after dumping.

Abstract: An improved foldable, portable stadium seat providing greater support, comfort, stability, and durability through the use of a forward, downward sloping cushioned seat formed in part by a stiff tubular frame having a U-shaped section and two vertically extending straight sections to which is pivoted mounted to a backrest frame of a backrest at a position permitting the backrest frame to contact the bleacher when the backrest is in its vertical most position.

Abstract: In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having an articulated seat framework (3) and a backrest structure (7) which can be transferred from a seat position into a table position and/or a floor position by moving the seat framework (3) and/or the backrest structure (7), the seat framework (3) having a front foot region (15, 17) and at least one diagonal strut (31), the diagonal strut (31) being locked releasably to the front foot region (15, 17).

Abstract: A chair primarily for a fishing boat has a chair seat having a seat base plate for attachment to a swivel support with a seat pad and a seat back having a back plate and a back pad. The back plate is connected to the seat base plate by two hinges which allow folding of the seat back onto the base. In order to accommodate the high forces from an occupant leaning against the seat back while riding over rough water at high speed the hinge includes a spring steel strap fastened to the seat base plate and extending up behind the seat base plate to a top edge above the seat pad which can flex to take up the forces. A hinge plate is attached to the back plate and extends therefrom downwardly into contact with the spring strap connected together by a hinge pin defining a horizontal hinge axis. The hinge plate includes a rear tab extending along a rear of the spring strap for communicating forces from the person leaning backward through the hinge to the flexing of the strap.

Abstract: The present invention provides a massage chair, wherein the bottom of a supporting component is joined on a stage. A seat rack is fixed at the top of the supporting component. A back rack is disposed above the rear side of the seat rack. A connection component is joined at two sides of the back rack and the supporting component. The back rack can make a downward action. A fixing shaft is fixed on the connection component. A press portion and a locating claw are pivotally joined at the bottom of the back rack. The locating claw can be resiliently fastened on the fixing shaft to let the back rack be located when being erected. Through pressing the press portion to let the locating claw leave from the fixing shaft, the chair back portion composed of the back rack can make a forward down folding action.

Abstract: An executive office type chair wherein the chair can assume a collapsed position where the back of the chair can be folded to a position against the seat of the chair.

Abstract: The invention relates to an outer bearing for a backrest, especially of a vehicle seat, comprising a bearing arm (1) for the backrest to which a supporting part (2) is assigned. According to the invention, the bearing arm (1) and the supporting part (2) should enter into a locking connection.

Abstract: A vehicle rear seat is provided with a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion and foldable from an upright position to a forwardly folded position over the seat cushion, and a retainer board mounted to a rear surface of the seat back for tilting movement. The seat back has a body portion and a decorative cover placed over the body portion. The decorative cover has an upper decorative cover component and a rear decorative cover component. The retainer board includes a core material, a decorative cover composed of one cover element and the other cover element opposing to the one cover element to enclose the core material, and a mount segment extending from the retainer board and connected to the rear decorative cover component of the seat back. The mount segment serves as a hinge to enable the retainer board to be placed in an inoperative rest position and in an operative unfold position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes first and second elements for providing support for a person sitting in the vehicle seat. A link mechanism is arranged so as to interconnect the first and second elements in an articulated manner, so that the second element can be folded towards and away from the first element. The first and second elements, when in a folded-together state, extend in an essentially common plane, and the second element accommodates the first element.

Abstract: A motor vehicle seat has a base element which can be fastened in the motor vehicle, a seat element which is disposed on the base element, and a backrest element which is disposed on the seat element. The seat can be adjusted between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the seat element and the backrest element can be used for normal sitting. In the unlocked position, the seat element and/or the backrest element are adjusted in the vehicle to the front with respect to the driving direction far enough so that a space arranged behind the seat with respect to the driving direction is accessible for loading and unloading. For adjustment between the locked position and the unlocked position, the seat element is swivellably disposed on the base element and/or the backrest element is swivellably disposed on the seat element.

Abstract: A seat device comprises a base and a seat itself comprising a back and a seat proper. The back comprises a bottom portion and a top portion pivotally mounted on the bottom portion via a first locking mechanism. The bottom portion of the back is pivotally mounted on the base via a second locking mechanism. Both locking mechanisms can be unlocked simultaneously so as to allow the top portion to be retracted into the bottom portion within a cavity provided in the base.

Abstract: A backrest folding structure of an electric cart seat is formed of a first tubular member connected to the seat backrest, a second tubular member connected to the seat main body, a retaining member slidably disposed in the first tubular member, and an elastic member disposed in the first tubular member to provide the retaining member with a spring force enabling the retaining member to be partially jutted out of the first tubular member. The first tubular member and the second tubular member are pivoted together such that they are located at an unfolding position at such time when the retaining member is extended into the second tubular member, and that they are located at a folding position at the time when the retaining member is slid back into the first tubular member.

Abstract: A fastening device for a fitting part of a fitting, arranged between a seat part and a back rest, wherein the fitting part is secured on the seat part or a seat frame, has fastening elements configured to pass through at least two openings of the fitting part and to be connected, spaced from one another to the seat part or the seat frame. A first fastening element is a securing bolt having a clamping projection and a second fastening element is a pin configured to engage an insertion opening of the fitting part. The fitting part is plate-shaped.

Abstract: A rear passenger seat adapted for use in a vehicle compartment, the passenger seat having a seat cushion the front end portion of which is supported by a support leg assembly pivotally mounted on a recessed portion of the compartment floor and the rear end portion of which is locked in place by means of a lock mechanism on a deck portion of the compartment floor, wherein the support leg assembly includes a support leg pivotally mounted on the recessed portion of the compartment floor for pivotal movement in a fore-and-aft direction, a leg support member pivoted at its lower end to an upper end of the support leg and pivoted at its upper end to a support frame of the seat cushion to be folded forward at the upper end of the support leg and retainer means provided on a vertical wall between the recessed portion and deck portion of the compartment floor for releasably retaining the support leg assembly in an upright position by engagement therewith, and wherein a pneumatic spring is disposed a between the leg su

Abstract: A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member. A seat assembly is mounted thereon for longitudinal sliding movement of the seat assembly relative to the fixed track member. A track lock is operatively interconnected between the movable and fixed track members and movable between a locked configuration whereat the movable track member is precluded from moving longitudinally relative to the fixed track member and a released configuration whereat the movable track member is permitted to move longitudinally relative to the fixed track member. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion member mounted on the movable track member and a seatback member mounted on the seat cushion member for forward folding about a seatback pivot axis between a substantially upright occupiable position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position.

Abstract: The distance between the inner sides of side frames 42 and 43 composing a seat frame 40 is arranged to be wider than distance between the outer sides of the side frames 32 and 33, and a front end frame 41 of the seat frame 40 is arranged to be positioned outside an upper end frame 31 of the back frame 30 when the back frame and the seat frame come close upon folding so that the back frame 30 is surrounded by each of side frames 42, 43 and the front end frame 41, thereby enabling the seat to fold in such a manner that the back frame is placed in the inside of these frames composing the seat frame when the seat is folded. Accordingly, the thickness of the whole seat can be substantially the same as the seat cushion or the seat back alone, when the seat is folded. Thus, space for baggage in a vehicle can be increased, when the seat is folded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of hinges, and specifically, to seat hinges of the type used for foldable boat seats. A hinge including two seat cushion supporting members and a back plate is taught. One supporting member has a peripheral recess facing outwardly relative to a pivot pin and forms a generally u-shaped area. Laterally spaced-apart abutment surfaces extend angularly from the u-shaped area. The other supporting member is provided with an upstanding protuberance which cooperates with the abutments to limit the hinge between its fully closed and fully opened positions.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a backrest which can be tilted forward about a swivelling axis displaced toward the front with respect to the backrest into an alternate position for facilitating the entry and the exit. The backrest is fixed in its tilted-back end position by way of latching devices arranged on both sides on the seat cushion part, after which the latching devices can be synchronously unlocked in a remote-controlled manner by a common actuating element. For the swivel bearing and for the support of the backrest with respect to the seat cushion part, lateral support fittings are provided, on which, at a distance behind the forward swivelling axis, a hinge is arranged for adjusting the inclination of the backrest. The support fittings each have a rearward-projecting holding leg which ends at a distance behind the assigned hinge of the backrest, the free leg end of the holding leg in the tilted-back end position of the backrest being lockable on the seat cushion part.

Abstract: A seat back structure comprises a lower edge around which it is articulated and next to which is fixed a lower crosspiece the ends of which have pivoting means. These pivoting means are carried by a base which is itself added by fitting in the ends of the lower crosspiece.

Abstract: A rotary recliner control mechanism for use in a vehicle seat assembly, which vehicle seat assembly has a seat back member (44). A cam pin (94) is mounted on the link means (76) for driving engagement with the camming shoulder (112), upon forward pivotal movement of the seat back member (44) to cause the rotation of the interlock plate member (100) against the second biasing means (106), when the link member (76) is in the first link position. The cam pin (94) is also mounted on the linkmeans (76) for clearing motion of the camming shoulder (112) when the link member (76) is in the second link position. A connection means (124) is interconnected between the interlock plate (100) member and the track lock releasing means (36) for unlocking the track lock means when the interlock plate member (100) is rotated, under the driving contact of the cam pin (94).

Abstract: An actuating device is provided for a vehicle seat whose seat back can be folded forward around a pivot axis into a deflected position to facilitate entrance and exit. The seat back is held in its folded-back end position by bilaterally provided rotary drop latches which can be unlocked remotely by a common actuating element in synchronization and with a tension arrangement being provided for remote unlocking. The rotary drop latches are rotationally coupled by a connecting rod and operably connected by a single tension strand with the actuating element.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a back mounted to pivot on a seat proper by means of a locking mechanism, and urged forwards by a torsion bar formed by a metal wire which has two ends fixed respectively to the back and to the seat proper. The metal wire constituting the torsion bar forms at least one spiral comprising a plurality of adjacent turns.

Abstract: A seat belt system is provided for use in the rear seating area of a vehicle. The system has first and second tongue and buckle sets that are identical on outboard seats or either side of the center seat. The first and second sets are for use with a standard three-point shoulder and lap restraint system. The center seat also has a three-point restraint system but uses third and fourth tongue and buckle sets therefor with both tongues mounted to a single length of belt so that when disconnected from their corresponding buckles, the center seat back rest can be pivoted down without interference from the center seat belt restraint system. In addition, the tongues will only releasably lock in their corresponding buckles. To this end, the fourth tongue and buckle have a key and keyway mating fit to prevent the fourth tongue from locking in the other buckles.