Patent ID: 6786551
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A seat latching assembly for a vehicle comprising:a seatback having first and second sides; a first latch for latching said first side of said seatback to a portion of a vehicle, said first latch operable between a latched position and an unlatched position; a second latch for latching said second side of said seatback to another portion of the vehicle, said second latch operable between a latched position and an unlatched position; and a mechanism operatively connected to said first and second latches, said mechanism movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when one of said first and second latches is in said unlatched position, said mechanism is prevented from moving into said unlocked position, and wherein when said first and second seat portions are both in their latched positions, said mechanism is permitted to be moved into said unlocked position wherein said mechanism includes an actuating member movable between first and second positions corresponding to the locked and unlocked positions of said mechanism, said actuator member operatively connected to both said first and second latches.