Patent ID: 7806454
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A carrier assembly for a seat assembly, for use in a motor vehicle having a floor, the seat assembly having a seat back, a locking frame and a seat cushion, said carrier assembly comprising: an elongated base member extending along a longitudinal axis, said elongated base member having a pair of ends; a pair of outer hinge brackets each attached to each one of said pair of ends of said elongated base member, the seat back being pivotally mounted to said pair of outer hinge brackets about a pivot axis that is spaced apart and parallel to said longitudinal axis of said elongated base member; and a pair of floor brackets attached to each end of said elongated base member to rigidly secure said elongated base member to the floor of the motor vehicle, each of said pair of floor brackets having a generally planar section extending beneath said elongated base member and contacting the floor, each of said pair of floor brackets having a pair of walls extending from either side of said planar section to said elongated base member; wherein said carrier assembly is independent of the locking frame and the seat cushion.