Patent ID: RE38845

Claim:
A seat arrangement and attachment structure in a motor vehicle comprising: at least two rows of passenger's seats arranged in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, including one row and another row defined by at least two passenger's seats juxtaposed transversely across a pas- senger compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein one of said passenger's seats is disposed adjacent to a lateral side of the motor vehicle; transverse rails for supporting another of said passenger's seat for movement from a position closely adjacent to said one passenger's seat in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, to a side position in the passenger compartment which is spaced from said one passen- ger's seat in said transverse direction; a first holder for holding said other passenger's seat in the position closely adjacent to said one passenger's seat; and a second holder for holding said other passenger's seat in said side position in the passenger compartment which is spaced from said one passenger's seat in said trans- verse direction; said first holder and second holder including engaging members fixed respectively to the transverse rails in predetermined positions, movable guides engaging said transverse rails for sliding movement in said transverse direction, latches angularly movably mounted on said movable guides, for engaging said engaging members, and a control lever coupled through a drive wire to said latches, for releasing said latches out of engagement with said engaging member.