Prop and latch rod for a vehicle seat

Seat latch and prop means usable with a seat having means swingably mounting it on a support for movement between a first position with the seat adjacent the support, and a second position having the major portion of the seat moved away from the support, the latch and prop means comprising a first latch member carried by the support, said member including an arm;

• a prop rod structure swingably coupled to a portion of the seat which is spaced from the means which swingably mounts the seat on the support;
• and a second latch member carried by the prop rod structure including a yieldable rod portion adapted to encircle the arm to an extent greater than 180.degree. when it is releasably engaged, the yieldable portion being spaced from the means which swingably couples the rod structure to the seat, the first and second latch members serving to secure the seat in its second position when the yieldable portion of the second latch member is engaged with arm.

A seat prop and latch means useable with a vehicle having a support and seat, the seat being swingably mounted on a pivot structure carried by the support, the seat further being moveable between a first position adjacent the support and a second position swingably separated from the support, the prop and latch means comprising a first latch member carried by the support and spaced from the pivot structure, said member including a neck portion;

• an elongated prop rod structure having one end portion swingably coupled with the seat and vertically spaced above the pivot structure;
• a second latch member carried at the other end portion of the prop rod structure, the second latch member including an opening which is yieldably receivable on the neck portion of the first latch member when the seat is in its second position, and a hand hold structure coupled with the neck portion of the first latch member.

A seat prop and latch means useable with a seat which is swingably mounted on means carried by a support, the seat being moveable between a first position adjacent the support and a second position swingably separated from the support, the prop and latch means comprising a first latch member carried by the support and including a neck portion, said first latch member being spaced from the means which swingably mounts the seat with the support;

• an elongated prop rod structure having one end portion swingably coupled with a portion of the seat, which portion is spaced from the means that swingably mounts the seat with the support, said structure further including a guide track that is slidingly engagable with the first latch member as the seat is moved between its first and second positions, and a second latch member carried at the other end portion of the prop rod structure, the second latch member including an opening adapted for yieldably sliding over the neck portion when the seat is moved into its second position.

A seat prop and latch means useable with a vehicle having a support and seat, the seat being swingably mounted on a pivot structure carried by the support, the seat further being moveable between a first position adjacent the support and a second position swingably separated from the support, the prop and latch means comprising a first latch member carried by the support and spaced from the pivot structure, said member including a neck portion;

• an elongated prop rod structure having one end portion swingably coupled with the seat and vertically spaced above the pivot structure;
• a second latch member carried at the other end portion of the prop rod structure, the second latch member including an opening which is yieldably receivable on the neck portion of the first latch member when the seat is in its second position, and a hand hold structure coupled with the neck portion of the first latch member, said hand hold structure being coupled with a hip restraint carried adjacent the seat.

Seat latch and prop means usable with a seat having means swingably mounting it on a support for movement between a first position with the seat adjacent the support, and a second position having the major portion of the seat moved away from the support, the latch and prop means comprising a first latch member carried by the support, said member including an arm;

• a prop rod structure swingably coupled to a portion of the seat which is spaced from the means which swingably mounts the seat on the support;
• and a second latch member carried by the prop rod structure including a yieldable jaw in the form of a rod which is adapted to slidably engage and disengage the arm and encircle the arm to an extent greater than 180.degree. when it is engaged, the yieldable portion being spaced from the means which swingably couples the rod structure to the seat, the first and second latch members serving to secure the seat in its second position when the yieldable portion of the second latch member is engaged with the arm.