Patent ID: 7938377
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A seat mounting assembly comprising: a seat mount; a slider guide extending along at least a portion of the seat mount; a slider plate to which a vehicle seat can be mounted, the slider plate including a first flange for slidably engaging the slider guide such that the slider plate is slidable between a first position and a second position relative to the seat mount; a locking lever movably coupled to the slider plate and including a locking structure, wherein the locking structure is shiftable between a locked position in which the locking structure prevents the slider plate from moving relative to the seat mount, and an unlocked position, in which the locking structure allows the slider plate to move relative to the seat mount; a control member operatively coupled to the locking lever to cause the locking lever to move between the locked position and the unlocked position; a support stand mountable to a surface of a vehicle and adapted to support the seat mount a distance from the vehicle surface, wherein the support stand includes: a trim piece adapted to at least partially cover the fastener and aperture, and the trim piece includes a tab to interference fit the trim piece to the base bell.