US Patent 7396063 Integrated closeout flap for reclining rear seat assemblies

Patent 7396063 was granted and assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7396063

Date of Patent

July 8, 2008

Patent Application Number

11260453

Date Filed

October 27, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jason S. Morrow

Patent abstract

A rear seat assembly is for use in an automotive vehicle having a package shelf includes a generally horizontal seat cushion, a seat back and a flap. The seat cushion is fixedly secured to the vehicle. The seat back is pivotally coupled to the vehicle for movement between a plurality of seating positions relative to the seat cushion. The seat back has a rear surface spaced apart from the package shelf to define a gap therebetween. The flap is fixedly secured to the rear surface of the seat back. The flap has a front wall adapted to be fixedly secured to the rear surface of the seat back. The front wall has an upper edge. An upper wall extends outwardly from the upper edge of the front wall for substantially concealing the gap while the seat back is in any one of the seating positions.