Patent ID: 7452020

Claim:
A bracket assembly for attaching a seat back frame to an attachment bar in a vehicle, said bracket assembly comprising: a locating bracket fixedly secured to the seat back frame, said locating bracket having a first main wall, a side wall and a slot for receiving the attachment bar therein; said first main wall having opposite outer and inner surfaces, said first main wall also having a bore extending through said outer and inner surfaces; said side wall extending outwardly from said inner surface of said first main wall and having a distal edge, said slot formed along said distal edge; and a hook pivotally coupled to said locating bracket for movement between a receiving position in which said hook is presented for hooking engagement with the attachment bar and a locked position in which the attachment bar is constrained between said hook and said slot of said locating bracket, said hook and said locating bracket fixedly secured to each other to maintain said hook when said hook is in said locked position.