Patent ID: 7121609

Claim:
A seat assembly ( 10 ) adapted to be coupled to front and rear rods ( 20 , 32 ) attached to a floor of a vehicle, the seat assembly ( 10 ) comprising: a seat cushion ( 12 ); front legs ( 16 ) pivotally coupled to the seat cushion ( 12 ); a foot bracket ( 24 ) attached at a lower end ( 28 ) of the front legs ( 16 ), the foot bracket ( 24 ) comprising front and rear hook portions ( 26 , 28 ) associated with the front and rear rods ( 30 , 32 ) respectively; a cinching hook ( 40 ) attached to the foot bracket ( 24 ) adjacent the front hook portion ( 26 ), the cinching hook ( 40 ) and front hook portion ( 26 ) cooperating to reversibly engage the front rod ( 30 ); and a first link ( 44 ) extending between the seat cushion ( 12 ) and the cinching hook ( 40 ) wherein the cinching hook ( 40 ) is actuated about the front rod ( 30 ) in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion ( 12 ) about the front legs ( 16 ).