Patent ID: 7431339
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle structure comprising: a structural support member configured and arranged to be coupled to a vehicle body; a vehicle body panel including a lower surface and an upper surface, with the vehicle body panel fixedly attached to the structural support member; and a first child seat tether anchor directly fixed to the structural support member at a point below the lower surface to form a cantilever attachment with respect to the structural support member, the first child seat tether anchor including a supporting portion directly contacting and supporting the lower surface of the vehicle body panel and a child seat connecting portion extending from the supporting portion with a transition formed therebetween and projecting through a cutout in the vehicle body panel, with all attachments between the vehicle body panel and the first child seat tether anchor being disposed rearward of the transition between the supporting portion and the child seat connecting portion, the vehicle body panel directly contacting with the structural support member at a location above the attachments between the vehicle body panel and the first child seat tether anchor; the first child seat tether anchor being directly fixedly attached to a substantially vertical surface of the structural support member.