Safety fixture for removable seat of the vehicle
US5743596A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/01583
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety fixture for a removable vehicle seat of the type having four legs, two front legs and two rear legs. Each leg is equipped with a mobile catch for being affixed to at least one of two transverse rods fixed in the front or rear floor well of a vehicle. Each front leg has a hook-shaped part that interacts with one of the two parallel transverse rods fixed in the front floor well. The catch for the font legs can be returned and unlocked. First and second hook-shaped parts are used simultaneously affix each rear leg to both transverse rods in the rear floor well of the vehicle. The first and second hook-shaped parts are formed on a front and rear catch, respectively. The front catch articulates at the front and toward the base of a common support. The front catch also includes a triangular heel delimited by an upper face stop for immobilizing the rear catch in the locked position and a rear face stop for immobilizing the front catch in the open position. The rear catch articulates proximate to the top and middle of the common support and includes a triangular protuberance. The protuberance is delimited by a front face stop for immobilizing the rear catch in the open position an…
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