| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle seat latch (12) with a take-up mechanism for use in securing a removable bench seat (10) to a vehicle. The bench seat being supported on laterally spaced pedestals (18,20) which are engageable with support shafts (28,30) in the floor structure (22) of a vehicle. The rearward end of the pedestals include an elongated U-shaped slot (32) for engagement with the support shaft (30), the slots are elongated to accommodate variations in the vertical height of the support shafts in the vehicle floor. The latch take-up mechanism includes a take-up hook which is rotatable underneath the support shaft to engage the lower surface of the support shaft to prevent the bench seat from rocking forward during rapid deceleration of the vehicle.</p> |
