Patent ID: 6910723

Claim:
A seat mounting device for a vehicle seat, comprising: at least one locking mechanism provided on one of a vehicle seat and a vehicle body, an engagement member provided on the other of the vehicle seat and the vehicle body and arranged and constructed to be locked by the locking mechanism, and an operation member for unlocking the locking mechanism, the operation member comprising a manipulation portion and an operation portion, wherein the locking mechanism has a hook that engages the engagement member and a pawl that engages the hook and maintains it in a locking position, wherein when the operation member is operated, the manipulation portion is moved relative to the operation portion so as to engage and move the pawl, thereby disengaging the pawl from the hook, and wherein when the operation member is further operated, the manipulation portion is disengaged from the pawl, and then the operation portion is moved together with the manipulation portion so as to act and move the hook, thereby moving the hook to an unlocking position.