Patent ID: 6213525
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60N,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A lever action floor actuation mechanism for removably securing a seat to a pair of front and rear strikers on the floor of a vehicle, said mechanism comprising:a riser for supporting the seat above the vehicle floor, said riser having a forward leg and a rearward leg;a front latch pivotally coupled to said forward leg for releasably securing the seat to the front strikers;a rear latch pivotally coupled to said rearward leg for releasably securing the seat to the rear striker;a link having a first end pivotally connected to said front latch and a second end pivotally connected to said rear latch;an actuation member operatively connected to said link for simultaneously moving each of said front and rear latches between a latched position for engaging the strikers and an unlatched position for disengaging the strikers;said actuation member including a pinion operatively coupled to said link, a handle operatively connected to said pinion for movement between a first position and a second position, and a lock operatively connected to said handle for releaseably locking said handle in said first and second positions, said latches being placed in said latched position when said handle is in said first position and said latches being placed in said unlatched position when said handle is in said second position.