Appeal No. 99-0630 Page 5
Application No. 08/633,400
the bottom cushion of the child seat is prevented if the
backrest portion is not locked in the vertical position.
Even if the backrest portion is in the vertical locked
position, the bottom cushion (62) of the child seat cannot be
moved out of the stowed position without actuation of a
footrest actuator (90) to retract the throw bolt (68). When a
child cable (92), shown in Figure 4, is tensioned by actuation
of the footrest actuator (90), shown in Figure 2, the bell
crank (78) is moved upwardly and counter-clockwise to a
position which tensions the interlock cable (84) and retracts
the throw bolt (68), thereby permitting pivotal movement of
the bottom cushion out of the stowed position. However, as
mentioned above, if the backrest portion is not locked in the
vertical position, the bell
crank (78) cannot be moved upwardly and the throw bolt (68)
cannot be retracted, even if the footrest actuator (90) is
actuated.
Further, whenever the throw bolt (68) is retracted, which
occurs any time the footrest actuator (90) is actuated or the
bottom cushion is in the deployed position, the interlock
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