Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame member supporting a back frame member. The back frame member includes a channel section which resists deformation of the back frame member. The seat frame member is also connected to the channel member through a pivot connection. A seat belt retractor is mounted adjacent the seat frame member and in back of the lower portion of the back frame member, but is supported on a support assembly which is attached directly to the supporting pedestal so that the seat belt forces transmitted through the retractor are taken through either the back or the seat frame members. A pivot connection is provided between the pedestal and the support assembly, which is releasable to permit a rotation of the seat and back frame members relative to the pedestal.

Abstract: A quick release pedestal for a vehicle seat comprising a base member rigidly attachable to a floor portion of a vehicle and defining first and second pairs of elongate slots extending in spaced, parallel relation therein. Releasably attachable to the base member is a seat support member including a first pair of hook members oriented so as to be receivable into the first pair of slots and a second pair of hook members oriented so as to be receivable into the second pair of slots. The seat support member further includes a mechanism for releasing the seat support member from engagement to the base member when the first pair of hook members are received into the first pair of slots and the second pair of hook members received into the second pair of slots.