Patent ID: 8662446

Claim:
Fixing system for a seat comprising: a base which is associated with the rest of the seat and which has attachment means for attaching the seat to the rest of the aircraft, said attachment means being adapted to be set in an active position for attachment of the seat, by way of an operating lever which is movable between a retracted fitting and dismantling position for fitting and dismantling said seat and an active blocking position for blocking the attachment means in said active position, one end of which has articulation means for articulation with the base, and the other end of which has disengageable locking means) for locking the operating lever in said active blocking position, wherein the locking means comprise means in the form of a catch which are carried by a first element of the lever, and are suitable for cooperation, in said active position, with holding means for holding a second element, said second element being different from said first element, in order to lock the operating lever in said active blocking position, said means in the form of a catch being movably mounted on said first element against the urging of resilient means in order to allow the means in the form of a catch to pass over the holding means and engage in said locking position therewith and to be freed from the holding means under the action of rotary operating means so as to disengage said means in the form of a catch therefrom, and wherein the means in the form of a catch have at one end articulation means for articulation of the means in the form of a catch relative to said first element, said articulation means being associated with the resilient urging means and comprising an articulation rod provided with an operating recess suitable for cooperation with an operating member in order to disengage the means in the form of a catch from the holding means so as to allow the operating lever to move towards said retracted fitting and dismantling position.