Patent ID: 9365133
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for mounting a seat to a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a floor; a carpet covering the floor; a rail mounted in the floor; a seat mounting structure configured to be fixedly attached on a base of the seat; a bracket having a top side, a bottom side and a body, the top side and the bottom side located between the rail and the seat mounting structure such that the bracket is located entirely above the rail, the bracket having a peripheral edge extending around a center portion, the center portion fixedly attached to a bottom of the seat mounting structure and the rail, the bracket further having a curved portion extending along a length of the peripheral edge over an edge portion of the carpet, the curved portion having a generally inverted U shape and including a first portion extending upward from the center portion, a second portion extending downward to a distal edge, the distal edge of the curved portion engaging the carpet, and a top surface that extends on a plane about a length of the curved portion; and a mounting bolt extending through the seat mounting structure, the rail and the center portion of the bracket, wherein the center portion is sandwiched between the seat mounting structure and the rail.