US 12,139,053 B2
Seating solutions for a stationary vehicle
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US); Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Macomb, MI (US); Collin Joshua Smith, Royal Oak, MI (US); Robert Charles Shipley, Westland, MI (US); Francisco Edgar Guizar, Mexico City (MX); and Scott Culver Anderson, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/700,018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294572 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/206 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0292 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a first seat;
a seat base selectively coupled to the first seat via an engaging member extending from a proximal end of the seat base, the seat base having an attached configuration and a detached configuration, wherein the seat base couples with the first seat and forms a second seat facing away from the first seat in the attached configuration, and wherein the seat base is decoupled from the first seat in the detached configuration;
a backrest common to the first and second seats in the attached configuration, the backrest having a first surface corresponding to the first seat and a second surface corresponding to the second seat;
a frame structure operably coupling the first seat with the vehicle, the frame structure including a receiving member adjacent the second surface for interfacing with the seat base, wherein the engaging member engages the receiving member to couple the seat base with the backrest; and
at least one leg pivotally coupled to the seat base adjacent a distal end of the seat base, the at least one leg being rotatable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the at least one leg is housed in the seat base in the retracted position, and wherein the at least one leg extends away from the seat base in the extended position.