Patent ID: 7357436

Claim:
A latch mechanism for securing an automotive seat assembly to a floor of a motor vehicle comprising: a bracket adapted to be affixed to one of a seat assembly or a floor of a motor vehicle, the bracket having a recess formed therein sized to receive a striker affixed to the other of the seat assembly or the floor of the motor vehicle; a first link pivotally connected to the bracket; a second link pivotally connected to the first link; a third link pivotally connected to the bracket and the second link; and a hook formed on one of the first link, the second link or the third link proximate to the recess, the hook having an open orientation relative to the bracket for receiving the striker within the bracket recess, and the hook having a closed orientation for retaining the striker within the bracket recess; wherein selective actuation of one of the first link, the second link or the third link drives the hook from the closed orientation to the open orientation.