Patents Assigned to CESA-Compagne Europenne De Sieges Pour Automobiles
  • Lock with preferably automatic latching and its use especially for a removable vehicle seat
    Patent number: 5496080
    Abstract: The expanding and retracting ball- and broach-type lock comprises a striker plate (10), a catch bolt (20), a control device (30), an orientation device, a position detector, a safety device, a safety feature and, preferably, an ejector (80).The lock is mounted on a support (90) such as a seat subframe with a sole-plate (91) and a leg (92) which are articulated in order to rock relative to each other.Use for a removable of a "single-volume people-carrier type" vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: CESA-Compagne Europenne De Sieges Pour Automobiles
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Chabanne, Gerard Anglade, Jean-Marie Blanchard, Francois Fourrey