Patent ID: 8764113

Claim:
A modular seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a seat bottom having a frame and a cushion, the frame including a first member having a channel with an open end, wherein the channel includes an elongated base and two spaced apart side walls extending from the base to define the open end opposite the base; a seat back having a back frame, a back cushion, a second member, and a first restraint system, wherein the second member is an arm configured to engage the base of the channel; a fastener; and a third member configured to be coupled to the first member to secure the arm to the channel; wherein the second member is configured to be removably coupled to the first member by the fastener with the channel of the first member receiving the second member through the open end; wherein the seat assembly is configured such that the second member may be decoupled from the first member to decouple the first seat back from the seat assembly and replace the first seat back with a second seat back.