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US 7,566,086 B2Granted
Vehicle seat mounting system
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsLarry E. Gray, Christopher W. Foye
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Abstract
A seat mounting system for a vehicle comprises an elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle and a number of seat coupling members. The elongated track defines a length and a continuous first channel along its length. Each of the number of seat coupling members is configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the length of the elongated track, and to be secured to a vehicle seat frame.
Claims16
A seat mounting system for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the elongated track defining a length and a continuous first channel along the length,
- a number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the length of the elongated track, each of the number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to a vehicle seat frame, and
- at least one cap member interposed between the first channel and the vehicle seat frame, the at least one cap member extending at least partially about the first channel to inhibit distortion of the first channel under load of the vehicle seat.
A seat mounting system for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the elongated track defining a length and a continuous first channel along the length, and
- a number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the length of the elongated track, each of the number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to a vehicle seat frame, each of the number of seat coupling members defining a head member and a shaft member, the head member configured to be received and retained within the first channel and the shaft member configured to be secured to the vehicle seat frame, wherein the head member of each of the number of seat coupling members is configured to be received within the first channel with a first orientation, and then manipulated to a second orientation different from the first orientation to secure the corresponding seat coupling member to the elongated track.
A seat mounting system for a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the elongated track defining a length and a continuous first channel along the length,
- a number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the length of the elongated track, each of the number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to a vehicle seat frame, and
- a threshold interposed between the elongated track and a floor of the vehicle, the threshold defining a second channel configured to receive the elongated track therein, the threshold defining a sloped flange along each side of the second channel, the sloped flange sloping away from the elongated track toward the floor of the vehicle.
A seat mounting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the first elongated track defining a first length and a continuous first channel along the first length,
- a second elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle separately and apart from the first elongated track, the second elongated track defining a second length and a continuous second channel along the second length,
- a first number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the first length of the first elongated track, each of the first number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to one portion of a vehicle seat frame,
- a second number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the second channel anywhere along the second length of the second elongated track, each of the second number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to another portion of the vehicle seat frame different than the one portion,
- at least a first cap member interposed between the first channel and the vehicle seat frame, the at least a first cap member extending at least partially about the first channel to inhibit distortion of the first channel under load of the vehicle seat, and
- at least a second cap member interposed between the second channel and the vehicle seat frame, the at least a second cap member extending at least partially about the second channel to inhibit distortion of the second channel under load of the vehicle seat.
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A seat mounting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the first elongated track defining a first length and a continuous first channel along the first length,
- a second elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle separately and apart from the first elongated track, the second elongated track defining a second length and a continuous second channel along the second length,
- a first number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the first channel anywhere along the first length of the first elongated track, each of the first number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to one portion of a vehicle seat frame,
- a second number of seat coupling members configured to be received and retained within the second channel anywhere along the second length of the second elongated track, each of the second number of seat coupling members configured to be secured to another portion of the vehicle seat frame different than the one portion,
- a first threshold interposed between the first elongated track and a floor of the vehicle, the first threshold defining a third channel configured to receive the first elongated track therein,
- a second threshold interposed between the second elongated track and the floor of the vehicle, the second threshold defining a fourth channel therein configured to receive the second elongated track therein,
- at least a first cap member interposed between the first channel and the vehicle seat frame, the at least a first cap member extending at least partially about the first channel to inhibit distortion of the first channel under load of the vehicle seat, and
- at least a second cap member interposed between the second channel and the vehicle seat frame, the at least a second cap member extending at least partially about the second channel to inhibit distortion of the second channel under load of the vehicle seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.