Patent ID: 8678496

Claim:
A vehicle seat assembly comprising: a first pivotable seat back having a seat frame member; a second pivotable seat back having a seat frame member; a first bracket coupled to the seat frame member of the first seat back, the first bracket having an aperture; a second bracket coupled to the seat frame member of the second seat back, the second bracket having an aperture and the first seat back is pivotally connected to the second seat back via a pivot pin having a first end inserted into the aperture of the first bracket and a second end inserted into the aperture in the second bracket, the pivot pin including a circumferential groove; and a retainer mechanism for retaining the pivot pin within the aperture of the second bracket, the retainer mechanism having a first outer bushing disposed over the second end of the pivot pin, a second inner bushing positioned within the aperture in the second bracket and a retainer spring fitted into the circumferential groove of the pivot pin and coupled onto the first outer bushing to form a bushing retainer spring assembly that retains the pivot pin within the second bracket.