Patent ID: 6883853

Claim:
An anchoring device for a seat that can be installed and removed inside a vehicle without the use of tools, having at least one locking unit ( 2 , 4 ) with a first functional part attached to the vehicle, and a second functional part attached to the seat, the functional parts being constituted on the one hand by an undercut extension element ( 14 ) and on the other hand by a receiving part ( 16 ) having a locking receptacle ( 18 ), in such a way that for mounting, the seat can be inserted in a direction approximately perpendicular to a seat base plane ( 10 ) and is then displaceable parallel to the seat base plane ( 10 ) into a detent position, such that in the detent position, the extension element ( 14 ) sits in the locking receptacle ( 18 ) in a manner secured against perpendicular relative motions; and for releasable retention of the functional parts in the detent position, the receiving part ( 16 ) includes a catch element ( 20 , 22 ) which is pivotable about an axis ( 24 , 26 ) that is in particular perpendicular to the seat base plane ( 10 ) and has a retention segment ( 28 ) with which it fits around the extension element ( 14 ) in a retention position and retains it against rearward shifting out of the detent position, wherein the catch element ( 20 , 22 ) is joined to an actuation device ( 30 ), and configured in the region of the retention segment ( 28 ), in such a way that after perpendicular insertion, the seat is constrainedly displaceable by means of the actuation device ( 30 ) into the detent position, by the fact that the catch element ( 20 , 22 ) grasps the extension element ( 14 ) and, upon pivoting, pulls the functional parts into the detent position.