Patent ID: 8608245

Claim:
A seat latch for retaining a seat back that is foldable between down and upright positions in the upright position by locking the seat back to a retaining hook, the seat latch comprising: a locking fork having an opening on a rearward side that extends forwardly to a retaining recess, the opening being configured to receive the retaining hook, and the retaining recess having a depth and size sufficient to seat the retaining hook below the opening; and a spring configured to experience increased tension when the retaining hook travels forwardly relative to the locking fork, such that the spring is able to lift the locking fork from an unlocked position to a locked position, the unlocked position corresponding with a top of the retaining recess being below a bottom of the retaining hook and the locked position corresponding with the top of the retaining recess is being lifted above the bottom of the retaining hook.