Patent ID: 6145912
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A locking mechanism for releasably attaching a couch style vehicle seat assembly to a vehicle floor, the seat having first and second spaced legs extending from a seating surface to respective first and second lower ends, comprising:a first floor channel mounted on the vehicle floor, said first floor channel having a front web, a locking recess being formed in said front web of said floor channel, said floor channel having a first front and a first rear;a first leg channel at the lower end lockably engageable to said first floor channel, said first leg channel having a first front and a first rear;a second floor channel mounted on the vehicle floor, said second floor channel having a second front web, a second locking recess being formed in said second front web of said second floor channel, said second floor channel having a second front and a second rear;a second leg channel at the lower end lockably engageable to said second floor channel, the second leg channel having a second front and a second rear;said front of said first leg channel has a first leg clamp mounted thereto which first leg clamp engages said first locking recess;said front of said second leg channel has a second leg clamp mounted thereto which second leg clamp engages said second locking recess;a first lock pin assembly rotatably mounted to the rear of said first leg channel;a first aperture for receiving said first lock pin assembly being formed at said rear of said first floor channel;a second lock pin assembly rotatably mounted to the second rear of said second leg channel;a second aperture for receiving said second lock pin assembly being formed at said rear of said second floor channel;said first and second leg channel locking recesses, first and second leg clamps, first and second apertures and first and second lock pin assemblies coacting so that as the first and second leg clamps of a tilted seat assembly are moved rearwardly and engage the first second locking recesses, respectively, and said seat assembly is then tilted rearwardly to a horizontal position, said first and second lock pin assemblies engage said first and second apertures, respectively, and rotating said first and second lock pin assemblies within said first and second apertures locks said seat assembly to said floor when locked, in a stable manner secured on opposite first and second sides.