	US 7,500,707 B2
	Removable vehicle seat
Tavis Lutzka, Davisberg, Mich. (US); and David Grable, Clinton Township, Mich. (US)
Assigned to BAE Industries, Inc., Centerline, Mich. (US)
Filed on Apr. 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/695,991.
Application 11/695991 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/247638, filed on Oct. 11, 2005, granted, now 7,434,862.
Prior Publication US 2007/0182231 A1, Aug. 09, 2007
Int. Cl. B60N 2/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 296—65.03 [297/336; 248/503.1]

27 Claims

1. A rear row and convertible vehicle seat releasably secured to front and rear floor mounted strikers, said seat comprising:

a frame incorporating a seat bottom and a pivotally associated seat back;

a seatback latch subassembly mounted to a pivotally associated location between said seat bottom and seat back and including a release handle for selectively rotating said seat back to a dump position against said seat frame;

a front floor latch subassembly mounted to a forward location of said seat frame and operatively engaging the front striker;

a rear floor latch subassembly mounted to a rearward location of said seat frame and operatively engaging the rear striker;

a first plurality of cables extending from said setback latch subassembly in communication with said front and rear floor latch subassemblies such that said seatback latch subassembly, via said release handle, operatively engages said front and rear floor latch subassemblies according to a first operating protocol to forward tumble said seat bottom and dumped seat back about the front striker;

a seat removal module secured to a rear accessible location of said seat frame and including a displaceable handle; and

a second plurality of cables extending from said seat removal module in communication with at least one of said seatback, front and rear floor latch subassemblies such that, upon actuation of said displaceable handle, said front and rear floor latch subassemblies release from the strikers according to a second operating protocol to permit said seat to be removed from the vehicle in a rearward withdrawing direction.