Patent ID: 7819478
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A high latch for a vehicle seat, with the vehicle seat having a seat back pivotally coupled to a seat base and the seat base coupled to a vehicle body having a vehicle wall, the high latch comprising: a hook carriage including a pivotable structural hook, with the hook carriage coupled to the seat back; and a wall rack which defines a plurality of slots, wherein the wall rack is configured to be mounted to the vehicle body, wherein the structural hook is configured to move from a first position in one of the plurality of slots to a second position in another of the plurality of slots, wherein the hook carriage comprises: a front support bracket; a back support bracket; and at least two fasteners coupled to the front and back support brackets to maintain the front and back support brackets in a spaced apart relationship, wherein the structural hook is pivotably mounted on one of the at least two fasteners.