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US 2019/0168652 A1Published application
Vehicle seat latch
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMark Caye
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly latch is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly latch includes an elongated member fixedly attached to a rear portion of a vehicle seatback. A bracket is disposed on a rear wall of a passenger compartment and includes a striker. The elongated member includes an integrally defined hook portion that retains the elongated member on the striker in an engaged condition.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly latch comprising:
- an elongated member fixedly attached to a rear portion of a seatback;
- and
- a bracket disposed on a rear wall of a passenger compartment and including a striker therein, wherein the elongated member includes an integrally defined hook portion that retains the elongated member on the striker in an engaged condition.
A latch for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- an elongated member fixedly attached to a rear portion of a seatback;
- and
- a bracket disposed on a rear wall of a passenger compartment and including a striker therein, wherein the elongated member includes an integrally defined hook portion that is disposed at least partially vehicle forward, vehicle rearward, above and below the striker in an engaged condition.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a plate operably coupled with a seatback;
- an elastically deformable elongated member extending transversely from the plate and coupled to the plate at two end portions of the elongated member;
- and
- a bracket disposed on a wall of a passenger compartment and including a striker, wherein the elongated member engages the striker as the seatback is rotated to an upward position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.