Patent ID: 7364234

Claim:
A swivel mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprising: a base plate configured to be fixed relative to the vehicle and to provide support to the vehicle seat; a seat mounting plate having a first side configured to receive the vehicle seat and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the second side is configured to be adjacent to the base member, and wherein the seat mounting plate and the base plate are mechanically coupled so that when the seat mounting plate is rotated about an axis of the base plate the seat mounting plate translates in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the base plate; a locking recess formed in one of the base plate or the seat mounting plate; and a locking pawl pivotally mounted to the opposite one of the base plate or the seat mounting plate as the locking recess, and biased toward the locking recess such that when the locking pawl and locking recess are engaged, the seat mounting plate is inhibited from movement relative to the base plate.