Patent ID: 6364393
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A device for detachably mounting an automotive seat to a vehicle floor comprising:a seat-based mounting means for cooperating with a floor-based retaining piece of a vehicle, wherein the mounting means includes two hinge-connected retaining limbs configured to grasp the floor-based retaining piece, in a first configuration, wherein the retaining limbs are brought together and the mounting means is locked to the floor-based retaining piece, and in a second configuration, wherein the two retaining limbs are spread apart and the mounting means is separated from the retaining piece; and a sleeve-shaped actuating device configured to slide relative to the retaining limbs wherein in the second configuration the retaining limbs are spread apart and wherein in the first configuration the retaining limbs are brought together and held together by sliding the actuating device over the retaining limbs; wherein each of the two retaining limbs is designed as a profile section having a basically U-shaped cross section with a floor wall and two side walls wherein, the two profile sections are linked by a swiveling axis.