Patent ID: 7748778

Claim:
An inertia lock apparatus for a vehicle seating system including a base substructure attached to a vehicle floor, and a laterally moveable seat substructure coupled with the base substructure, the apparatus comprising: a striker bar connected to one of the base substructure and the laterally moveable seat substructure; a pendulum latch coupled at a pivot point to the other one of the base substructure and the laterally moveable seat substructure for movement between a normal orientation and a latching orientation, the pendulum latch including a first end with a mass portion configured to pivot about the pivot point relative to a predetermined deceleration, and a second end including a catch portion configured to catch the striker bar in the latching orientation; a lock mechanism coupled with the pendulum latch and configured to stop the pendulum latch from moving from the latching orientation to the normal orientation; and a release mechanism coupled with the pendulum latch and configured to unlock the lock mechanism for moving the pendulum latch from the latching orientation to the normal orientation.