Vehicle seat attachment device

Claim 2

In a motor vehicle having a floor pan, a vehicle seat, and a seat adjuster having upper and lower slidably interengaged tracks to permit fore and aft movement of the seat, the improvement comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the floor pan and having an upwardly opening slot therein, a member on the lower track of the seat adjuster being receivable in the upwardly opening slot of the mounting bracket, a slide lock member slidably mounted on the mounting bracket for movement between a latched position in which the slide lock member captures the member of the lower track in the upwardly opening slot and an unlatched position in which the slide lock is moved away from the upwardly opening slot, and driving means on the upper track engageable with the slide lock member to move the slide lock member to latched position when the upper track is moved to its fully adjusted position on the lower track.

Claim 3

In a motor vehicle having a floor pan, a vehicle seat, and a seat adjuster for mounting the seat on the floor pan and having upper and lower slidably interengaged tracks to permit fore and aft movement of the seat, the improvement comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the floor pan and having an upwardly opening slot therein, pin means projecting laterally from the lower track of the seat adjuster, a slide lock member having a blocking Portion and being slidably mounted on the mounting bracket for movement between an unlatched position permitting the seat and seat adjuster to be lowered onto the mounting bracket with the pin means received within the upwardly opening slot and a latched position in which the slide lock member engages the pin means to capture the pin means of the lower track in the upwardly opening slot, the upper track having a drive tab thereon engageable with the slide lock member to move the slide lock member to latched position when the upper track is moved to its fully adjusted position on the lower track, the blocking portion of the slide lock member having cam surfaces on its upper and lower edges, the cam surface on the lower edge of the blocking portion acting on the pin means to guide the slide lock member over and into engagement thereof, and tab means on the mounting bracket being engaged by the cam surface of the upper edge of the blocking member to cause the blocking portion to be wedged into engagement between the tab means and the pin means.

Claim 4

In a motor vehicle having a floor pan, a vehicle seat, and a seat adjuster for mounting the seat on the floor pan and having upper and lower slidably interengaged tracks to permit fore and aft movement of the seat, the improvement comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the floor pan and having an upwardly opening slot therein, pin means projecting laterally from the lower track of the seat adjuster, a slide lock member having a blocking Portion and being slidably mounted on the mounting bracket for movement between an unlatched position permitting the seat and seat adjuster to be lowered onto the mounting bracket with the pin means received within the upwardly opening slot and a latched position in which the slide lock member engages the pin means to capture the pin means of the lower track in the upwardly opening slot, the upper track having a drive tab thereon engageable with the slide lock member to move the slide lock member to latched position when the upper track is moved to its fully adjusted position on the lower track, the blocking portion of the slide lock member having cam surfaces on its upper and lower edges, the cam surface on the lower edge of the blocking portion acting on the pin means to guide the slide lock member over and into engagement thereof, and tab means on the mounting bracket being engaged by the cam surface of the upper edge of the blocking member to cause the blocking portion to be wedged into engagement between the tab means and the pin means.

Claim 5

In a motor vehicle having a floor pan, a vehicle seat, and a seat adjuster for mounting the seat on the floor pan and having upper and lower slidably interengaged tracks to permit fore and aft movement of the seat, the improvement comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the floor pan and having an upwardly opening slot therein, a headed stud projecting laterally from the lower track of the seat adjuster and having a shank portion and a head portion, a slide lock member having a blocking portion and being slidably mounted on the mounting bracket for movement between an unlatched position permitting the seat and seat adjuster to be lowered onto the mounting bracket with the shank portion of the headed stud received in the upwardly opening slot and a latched position in which the slide lock member engages the shank portion of the headed stud to capture the headed stud of the lower track in the upwardly opening slot, the upper track having a drive tab thereon engageable with the slide lock member to move the slide lock member to latched position when the upper track is moved to its fully adjusted position on the lower track, the blocking portion being bent to provide an apex for engaging the head portion of the headed stud to forceably engage the blocking portion between the head portion of the stud and the mounting bracket whereby the slide lock member is locked in latched position.

Claim 6

In a motor vehicle having a floor pan, a vehicle seat, and a seat adjuster for mounting the seat on the floor pan and having upper and lower slidably interengaged tracks to permit fore and aft movement of the seat, the improvement comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the floor pan and having an upwardly opening slot therein, a headed stud projecting laterally from the lower track of the seat adjuster and having a shank portion and a head portion, a slide lock member having a blocking portion and being slidably mounted on the mounting bracket for movement between an unlatched position permitting the seat and seat adjuster to be lowered onto the mounting bracket with the shank portion of the headed stud received in the upwardly opening slot and a latched position in which the slide lock member engages the shank portion of the headed stud to capture the headed stud of the lower track in the upwardly opening slot, the upper track having a drive tab thereon engageable with the slide lock member to move the slide lock member to latched position when the upper track is moved to its fully adjusted position on the lower track, the blocking portion being bent to provide an apex for engaging the head portion of the headed stud to forceably engage the blocking portion between the head portion of the stud and the mounting bracket whereby the slide lock member is locked in latched position.