Patent ID: 7309107

Claim:
A seat track assembly for providing fore and aft movement of a seat along a floor of a motor vehicle, said seat track assembly comprising: a lower track including a generally horizontal lower wall extending between spaced apart inner side walls; an upper track slidingly coupled to said lower track and forming an internal channel therebetween, said upper track adapted to be coupled to the seat to allow sliding movement of the seat along said lower track; an anchor fixedly secured to said lower track within said internal channel; a reinforcement bracket fixedly secured to said upper track within said internal channel, said reinforcement bracket selectively engaging said anchor in response to a predetermined load to control deformation and prevent separation between said lower and upper tracks; said anchor including a base extending between an upper end for selectively engaging with said reinforcement bracket and an opposite securing end; and a track foot adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor, said track foot having a bottom surface wherein said bottom surface and said lower wall of said lower track are secured between said securing end and said base of said anchor to couple said lower track to said track foot and thereby provide for fixed securement of said lower track and said anchor to the floor of the vehicle.