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US 6,145,912 AGranted
Recreational vehicle couch mounting assembly
AssigneeFlexsteel Industries, Inc.
InventorsDennis A. Rice, Patrick J. Maas
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Abstract
A locking mechanism for a couch style vehicle seat uses mating channels on the floor and on the leg assembly with a front locking portion enabling tilting for removable and refitting, and have a rotating locking mechanism tailored to the load needs of a couch style vehicle seat.
Claims16
A locking mechanism for releasably attaching a couch style vehicle seat assembly to a vehicle floor, the seat having first and second spaced legs extending from a seating surface to respective first and second lower ends, comprising:
- a first floor channel mounted on the vehicle floor, said first floor channel having a front web, a locking recess being formed in said front web of said floor channel, said floor channel having a first front and a first rear;
- a first leg channel at the lower end lockably engageable to said first floor channel, said first leg channel having a first front and a first rear;
- a second floor channel mounted on the vehicle floor, said second floor channel having a second front web, a second locking recess being formed in said second front web of said second floor channel, said second floor channel having a second front and a second rear;
- a second leg channel at the lower end lockably engageable to said second floor channel, the second leg channel having a second front and a second rear;
- said front of said first leg channel has a first leg clamp mounted thereto which first leg clamp engages said first locking recess;
- said front of said second leg channel has a second leg clamp mounted thereto which second leg clamp engages said second locking recess;
- a first lock pin assembly rotatably mounted to the rear of said first leg channel;
- a first aperture for receiving said first lock pin assembly being formed at said rear of said first floor channel;
- a second lock pin assembly rotatably mounted to the second rear of said second leg channel;
- a second aperture for receiving said second lock pin assembly being formed at said rear of said second floor channel;
- said first and second leg channel locking recesses, first and second leg clamps, first and second apertures and first and second lock pin assemblies coacting so that as the first and second leg clamps of a tilted seat assembly are moved rearwardly and engage the first second locking recesses, respectively, and said seat assembly is then tilted rearwardly to a horizontal position, said first and second lock pin assemblies engage said first and second apertures, respectively, and rotating said first and second lock pin assemblies within said first and second apertures locks said seat assembly to said floor when locked, in a stable manner secured on opposite first and second sides.
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A locking mechanism for releasably attaching a couch style vehicle seat assembly to a vehicle floor, the seat having first and second spaced legs extending from a seating surface to respective first and second lower ends, comprising:
- a floor channel mounted on the vehicle floor, said floor channel having a front web, a locking recess being formed in said front web of said floor channel, said floor channel having a front and a rear;
- a leg channel at the lower end lockably engageable to said floor channel, the leg channel having a front and a rear;
- said front of said leg channel has a leg clamp mounted thereto which leg clamp engages said locking recess;
- a lock pin assembly rotatably mounted to the rear of said leg channel;
- an aperture for receiving said lock pin assembly being formed at said rear of said floor channel;
- said leg channel locking recess, leg clamp, aperture and lock pin assembly coacting so that as the leg clamp of a tilted seat assembly is installed and engages the locking recess, and said seat assembly is then tilted rearwardly to a horizontal position, said lock pin assembly engages said aperture, and rotating said lock pin assembly within said aperture locks said seat assembly to said floor.
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A locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a vehicle seat in a vehicle comprising:
- said vehicle seat having a first side and a second side;
- a first leg supporting said seat and a second leg supporting said seat and being spaced from said first leg;
- said vehicle having a first floor channel and a second floor channel mounted therein;
- each of said first and said second legs having a first leg channel and a second leg channel at the respective lower end thereof, each of said leg channels lockably engageable to each of said corresponding floor channels;
- said first and second leg channels having a first leg clamp and a second leg clamp, respectively, mounted thereto at a first end thereof;
- each of said first and second floor channels having a first locking recess and a second locking recess, respectively, formed therein at a first end thereof;
- said first and second leg channels having a first lock pin assembly and a second lock pin assembly, respectively, mounted thereto at a second end thereof;
- each of said first and second floor channels having a first lock pin receivable aperture and a second lock pin receivable aperture, respectively, formed therein at a second end thereof;
- each of said leg clamps engages said locking recess and each of lock pin assemblies lockingly engageable with said apertures so that said seat is fastened in said vehicle by locking said lock pin assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.