Seat connector and method of using said seat connector

摘要

A seat connector which connects a vehicle seat with a base support, and method of connecting the same. The set connector has a base interface which connects to the base support, and a seat interface which connects to the vehicle seat. Both interfaces cooperate together by having the seat interface slide along the base interface. Both during and before this sliding engagement, the weight of the seat interface and the attached seat are supported by the base interface and other weight supports. Upon completing the sliding engagement, the vehicle seat is temporarily in a locked position where movement of the vehicle seat in all directions relative to the base support is restrained, even without the use of mechanical fasteners to secure the connection. The vehicle seat is then secured to the base support with mechanical fasteners. The vehicle seat can be removed from the base support by sliding the vehicle seat in a rearward direction along the base interface.

主权项

1. A seat connector for removably connecting a vehicle seat with a base support, the seat connector comprising:
a base interface removably mountable to the base support, the base interface being provided with at least one guide member; a seat interface removably connectable to the base interface and being configured for receiving the vehicle seat, thereby removably connecting the vehicle seat with the base support, the seat interface being provided with at least one cooperating member such that the at least one cooperating member cooperates with the at least one guide member upon removably connecting the seat interface to the base interface, thereby creating a temporarily locked connection between the vehicle seat and the base support; at least one support provided on the base interface, the at least one support supporting at least a portion of a weight of the seat interface at least prior to or during cooperation of the at least one cooperating member with the at least one guide member; and at least one movement restrictor being provided on at least one of the base interface and the seat interface, the at least one movement restrictor restricting movement of the vehicle seat relative to the base support upon temporarily locking of the vehicle seat with the base support, wherein the at least one guide member comprises a rear extremity corresponding to a rear of the base interface and a front extremity corresponding to a front of the base interface, the at least one guide member sloping toward the base support along its length from the rear extremity to the front extremity such that the at least one guide member slidably guides the at least one cooperating member upon removably connecting the seat interface to the base interface.