Patent ID: 8720362

Claim:
A seat mounting assembly for use with a boat having a bench seat that spans a portion of a space that exists between a pair of side walls, wherein the bench seat includes a top panel, the seat mounting assembly comprising: a track attachable to the top panel, the track including a lower section to contact the top panel, a first section extending upwardly from the lower section and having at least a portion that extends inward toward a centerline of the track, and a second section spaced apart from the first section and extending upwardly from the lower section and having at least a portion that extends inward toward the centerline; and a seat base slidingly engaged within the track such that the inwardly extending portions of the first and second sections of the track extend over a portion of the seat base to prevent the seat base from moving out of the track in an upward direction; wherein the seat base includes a bottom surface engaging the lower section of the track and a first side surface extending upwardly therefrom at an acute angle to the bottom surface.