Patent ID: 8267458
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor and a structural pillar, the seat assembly comprising: a seat base connected to the vehicle floor; a seatback pivotally connected to the seat base, the seatback capable of pivoting between a stowed position wherein the seatback is folded toward the seat base and an upright position wherein the seatback is generally perpendicular to the seat base; a striker mechanism positioned on a top outboard corner of the seatback, the striker mechanism arranged to be moveable between a generally vertically extended position wherein the striker mechanism engages a latch located on the structural pillar of the vehicle when the seatback is in the upright position, and a retracted position wherein the striker mechanism is pivoted toward the top outboard corner of the seatback as the seatback is pivoted from the upright position toward the stowed position.