Patent ID: 6036267
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An assembly for mounting a seat within a vehicle comprising:a first track;a second track supported for movement relative to said first track;a locking device supported for rotation about said second track and moveable between a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a desired position and an unlocked position where said second track is movable relative to said first track; anda release member that selectively moves into a release position to move said locking device out of said locked position and maintain said locking device in said unlocked position such that said second track can move relative to said first track wherein said release member includes a main body portion rotatably supported on a pivot pin, an actuation portion for receiving a substantially vertical actuating force, and a transversely extending leg portion for engaging said locking device to move said locking device between said locked and unlocked positions, said release member rotating said locking device from said locked position to said unlocked position when actuated by said vertical actuating force.