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A seat assembly with an integrated seat cushion and seat track frame in which the lateral seat cushion suspension load is transferred from the seat cushion frame to the seat track frame enabling a seat cushion frame to be constructed without a rear cross member. As a result, the weight of the seat c

A seat assembly with an integrated seat cushion and seat track frame in which the lateral seat cushion suspension load is transferred from the seat cushion frame to the seat track frame enabling a seat cushion frame to be constructed without a rear cross member. As a result, the weight of the seat cushion frame is reduced, without sacrificing the structural integrity of the seat assembly frame.

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A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising: a seat track frame for mounting said seat assembly to a motor vehicle, said seat track frame having laterally spaced fore and aft extending rails; a generally planar and horizontal U-shaped seat cushion frame open at a rear end thereof formed by latera

A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising: a seat track frame for mounting said seat assembly to a motor vehicle, said seat track frame having laterally spaced fore and aft extending rails; a generally planar and horizontal U-shaped seat cushion frame open at a rear end thereof formed by laterally spaced side portions extending rearwardly from a front portion, said side portions being laterally unreinforced at the rear end of said seat cushion frame, said seat cushion frame being mounted to said fore and aft extending rails of said seat track frame by connection to said side portions to said seat track frame whereby said side portions are laterally reinforced by said seat track frame at the rear end of said seat cushion frame; and a flexible suspension extending laterally between said side portions rearwardly of said front portion, said flexible suspension supporting a vertical occupant load and transferring said occupant load to said side portions with both a vertical force component directed downwardly and lateral force components directed inwardly, a portion of the lateral force being transferred to said front portion as a compressive load in said front portion and the remainder of said lateral force being transferred from said side portions to said seat track frame.