Folding seat clamp
AssigneeMacLean-Fogg Company
InventorsBradley Warren Southwood, Aaron Jay Longstreet
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Abstract
A seat clamp is provided for securing a seat in a folded position and is adapted to be attached between a cargo hook in the vehicle and a seat. A clamp body is formed of plastic and has a first attachment feature along a first end, for securing the seat clamp to the cargo hook in the vehicle cargo area. A second attachment feature is formed at the second end of the clamp body for releasably securing the clamp body to a bracket on the seat with an interference fit.
Claims17
A seat clamp for securing a seat to a cargo hook in a vehicle cargo area, the seat clamp comprising:
- clamp body is adapted to be attached to the cargo hook at a first end and a seat bracket at a second end,
- a first attachment feature formed along the first end of the clamp body for securing the seat clamp to the cargo hook in the vehicle cargo area,
- a second attachment feature formed at the second end of the clamp body for releasably securing the clamp body to a bracket on the seat with an interference fit,
- wherein the first attachment feature comprises a first groove extending in a first direction for attaching to the cargo hook in the vehicle cargo area, and the second attachment feature comprises a second attachment groove extending in a second direction different than the first direction for attaching to a bracket on the seat,
- wherein at least one of the first groove or second groove is L-shaped and forms a projection that provides retention in two directions.
An assembly for securing a seat to a pair of cargo hooks in a vehicle cargo area, the assembly comprising:
- a first clamp body;
- and
- a second clamp body, wherein each of the first clamp body and the second clamp body is adapted to be attached to one of the pair of the cargo hooks along a first flange and adapted to be attached the seat along a second flange,
- wherein each of the first clamp body and the second clamp body has:
- a first attachment groove formed along the first flange for securing the seat clamp to the cargo hook with an interference fit,
- a second attachment groove formed along the second flange for releasably securing the clamp body to a seat bracket with an interference fit, the second attachment groove extending in a second direction different than a first direction for attaching to a bracket on the seat,
- wherein the first clamp body and the second clamp body are mirror images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.