Quick release pedestal
AssigneeHi-Tech Seating Products
InventorJose M. Gonzalez
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Abstract
A quick release pedestal for a vehicle seat comprising a base member rigidly attachable to a floor portion of a vehicle and defining first and second pairs of elongate slots extending in spaced, parallel relation therein. Releasably attachable to the base member is a seat support member including a first pair of hook members oriented so as to be receivable into the first pair of slots and a second pair of hook members oriented so as to be receivable into the second pair of slots. The seat support member further includes a mechanism for releasing the seat support member from engagement to the base member when the first pair of hook members are received into the first pair of slots and the second pair of hook members received into the second pair of slots.
Claims11
A quick release pedestal for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a base member rigidly attachable to a floor portion of a vehicle and defining front and back edges, a first pair of elongate slots extending in spaced, parallel relation normal to the back edge and a second pair of elongate slots extending in spaced, parallel relation normal to the front edge;
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- a seat support member releasably attachable to said base member including:
- a first pair of hook members adapted to be receivable into said first pair of slots, each of the first pair of hook members defining an engagement portion which extends rearwardly toward the back edge of the base member when the second pair of hook members are received in said second pair of slots;
- a second pair of hook members adapted to be receivable into said second pair of slots, each of the second pair of hook members defining an engagement portion which extends forwardly toward the front edge of and is abutted against the base member when the second pair of hook members are received in said second pair of slot members;
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- a release mechanism attached to and interconnecting the second pair of hook members for selectively releasing said seat support member from engagement to said base member when said first pair of hook members are received into said first pair of slots and said second pair of hook members are received into said second pair of slots;
- said seat support member further including:
- a generally planar lower plate portion having front and back edges and opposed side edges;
- first and second side wall portions having inner and outer surfaces and extending upwardly from the opposed side edges of said lower plate portion;
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- a third pair of elongate slots disposed within said lower plate portion adjacent the front edge thereof and extending in spaced, parallel relation between said first and second side wall portions, each of the second pair of hook members extending through a respective one of said third pair of elongate slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.