Appeal No. 99-0630 Page 9
Application No. 08/633,400
moved to the release position, a cam (62) is rotated
clockwise, removing a leg (72) thereof from a notch (74) in a
latch plate (64) and freeing the latch plate (64) for rotation
about its pivot. The latch plate (64) is thus caused to
rotate clockwise by a spring (76), thereby freeing a second
notch (66) of the latch plate from a striker (68) and
unlatching the seat back. As the cam (62) rotates, the upper
end (79) of a pull cable (80) moves upward, thereby tensioning
the pull cable. (column 4, lines 29 through 48).
The interlock of Figures 7 and 8 is discussed by
Osenkowski in column 6, lines 45 through 68 and column 7,
lines 1 through 11. The interlock includes a cam (126) biased
in the counter-clockwise direction by a coil torsion spring
(130), a pawl (142) biased in the counter-clockwise direction
by a coil torsion spring (148) and a sector (134) mounted to a
pivot shaft (132). The child seat pan (28) is also mounted to
the pivot shaft (132). As disclosed by Osenkowski in column
7, lines 4 through 11 and as seen in Figure 7, when the seat
latch (23) is released, the pull cable (80) is tensioned and
cam (126) is rotated in a clockwise direction wherein the
distal end (152) of the cam engages a tooth (150) of the pawl
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