Abstract: A holder of the present invention is formed of a leg portion having an opening at an upper portion thereof; a flange extending outwardly from a vicinity of the opening; outer pawls projecting from the leg portion to sandwich a peripheral edge of a fitting hole together with the flange therebetween; and thick frame portions. When the leg portion of the holder is inserted into the fitting hole, the outer pawls are resiliently deformed toward depressed portions of the leg portion. When an impact is applied to the holder, abutting surfaces of the outer pawls are strongly pressed against the peripheral edge of the fitting hole. However, side surfaces of the frame portions are pressed against the peripheral edge of the fitting hole to prevent damage of the outer pawls. Thus, the holder having a reduced inserting force and improved impact resistance can be obtained.

Abstract: A bench seat system for small motor vehicles, such as small vans, includes at least one seat with a seat upper frame to receive seat cushions and a backrest and with seat feet connected with the seat upper frame for anchoring to the body floor of the motor vehicle. To achieve a modular system from which bench seats with different widths and numbers of seats can be assembled in an economical fashion, the upper frame of the seat is assembled from a plurality of L-shaped pillars spaced apart from one another at seat intervals. The pillars are rigidly connected with one another by a plurality of cross tubes. Each seat is then delimited laterally by two pillars. One seat foot is associated with each seat, being fastened in the area between two pillars on two cross tubes, projecting at right angles from the latter, which cross tubes connect the horizontal legs of the L-shaped pillars with one another.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide a collapsible support framework for a recreation vehicle which may be carried on the side of a vehicle in a collapsed vertical position and may be extended outward from the vehicle with supporting legs when desired for use as a carrier for a swing or as a support member for other activities.

Abstract: An automotive rear seat assembly having a seat back with a top and a bottom for supporting the back of an occupant. A package tray extends from the top of the seat back to an outer periphery. A rotational connection is disposed between the package tray and the top of the seat back which pivotally connects the package tray to the seat back. The rear seat assembly may be shipped with the package tray overlying the seat back and installed in a vehicle by rotating the package tray relative to the seat back to a position transverse to the seat back. Accordingly, the package tray and seat back may be installed within the vehicle as one unitary piece.

Abstract: A slide device includes a female section piece of U-shaped cross section, a male section piece sliding longitudinally between the branches of the U in the female section piece, and a latch for longitudinally immobilizing the male section piece on the female section piece. The latch is formed of an end part of an elastically flexible blade which is fixed, at some distance from the end part, on one of the section pieces. The end part is provided with square teeth which, in a locked position, engage with notches made on the other section piece. The slide device includes unlocking means acting on the latch in order, by an elastic flexing of the blade, to disengage the square teeth from the notches.

Abstract: An adjustable sling seat for a motor vehicle occupant compartment defined by a floor and an overhead roof structure. A flexible webbing has its forward end connected to a webbing storage roller assembly rotatably supported about a transverse axis on a floor mounted front anchorage mechanism while the webbing aft end is connected to a roof mounted rear anchorage mechanism. The webbing slack length, suspended between the front and rear anchorage mechanisms, defines a forward seat cushion surface portion and an aft seat back surface portion. A roller take-up spring clutch includes a pintle member, aligned on the roller axis, pivotally connecting one end of the roller to a clutch rotary control knob. Turning the knob rotates the roller in either direction, for shortening or lengthening the slack length, thereby either raising or lowering the seat cushion surface portion.

Abstract: A folding seat assembly has a seat mounted for pivoting movement toward and away from a back-support section. The seat includes a first panel and a second panel mounted for pivoting movement with respect to the first panel so that the two-panel seat "folds in half." The seat support pedestal also folds in half and the back-support section pivots for stowage. The stowed, folded seat assembly is nominally one-half of the width of the same seat assembly unfolded for use. A new method for folding an auxiliary seat assembly for stowing includes folding the seat second panel toward the first panel to form a folded seat. The folded seat is then urged against the back-support section and for stowing, both the seat and support section are depressed against the vehicle component, e.g., a fender.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle seating system which in a preferred embodiment includes a rigid surface fixed with respect to the vehicle, the rigid surface having an aperture; a seating surface positioned generally adjacent the rigid surface, the seating surface having a frame, the frame having a portion generally formed as a loop extending into the aperture of the rigid surface; and a molded single-piece plastic retainer having two opposed walls, one of the walls having a lock ramp to aid in an interference fit within the aperture of the fixed surface and the retainer having on one of the opposing walls a collar and a lock ramp on another opposing wall to allow the opposing walls to be locked together and the retainer having a compliant locking finger interlocking into the loop of the seat frame to hold the seat in position within the vehicle.

Abstract: This device includes a locking component (2) attached to an element of the vehicle, for example, the inner wall of the boot, and penetrating, in locked position, into a window (12) of a second element, for example the folding backrest (1) of a rear seat, to be held in this position by a lock (3).The said second element includes a locking indication aperture (54) and a pivoting lever (5) returned by a spring (56) to a stable position where an end area (59) of the lever, visible in the indication window, indicates absence of locking, the said lever (5) being positioned so as to be moved out of the said stable position by the locking component when the latter is in locked position.

Abstract: The invention described herein pertains generally to a removable storage bin fastening system, particularly adapted for use in minivans. More specifically, the system utilizes a slidably engageable bracket which is releasably fastened to existing mounting bars in the floor of the van where the seats which normally be located, and further wherein the bracket is attached to a base plate which anchors various storage configurations.

Abstract: A folding backrest for a passenger seat assembly in a motor vehicle comprises a backrest frame having a first end and a second end. First and second hinges pivotally support the respective first and second ends of the backrest frame about an imaginary horizontal folding axis for movement between a use position and a folded position. A pivot beating is formed in an tab extending from the first end of the backrest frame. A self-locking plastic bushing is positioned in the pivot beating. The pivot bearing and bushing together form a keyway having a pair of diametrically opposing notches. A floor bracket made of mirror-image right and left half sections retain a hinge pin in a perpendicularly extending fashion by sandwiching therebetween a central flange of the hinge pin. The hinge pin includes a keyed tip which is aligned and registerable with the keyway when the backrest frame is in the folded position to permit axial sliding connection between the pivot bearing and the hinge pin during the assembly process.

Abstract: A lock including a lock bolt (12) equipped with a locking body (14) of cylindrical overall shape intended to be locked by snap-fitting into a locking orifice (16) of complementary shape made in a striker plate (18). The lock bolt (12) additionally includes an anti-hammer ring (76) surrounding a region of the locking body (14) which, when the lock bolt (12) is locked, is in contact with the periphery of the locking orifice (16). As a preference, the body (14) is equipped with a releasable snap-fitting mechanism including bearing limits (40) for axial bearing which are intended to interact with a first face (36) of the striker plate, and at least one retractable locking ball (42) intended to interact with a second face (38) of the striker plate. When the lock bolt (12) is locked, the anti-hammer ring (76) extends axially between the bearing elements (40) and the ball (42), lying adjacent to the first face (36) of the striker plate.

Abstract: A seat support for a motor vehicle includes a mounting plate permanently secured to the floor of the vehicle and a riser releasingly mounted on the mounting plate. The plate and the riser have cooperating sliding surfaces wherein the riser is slidably supported for movement on the plate between released and latch positions. As the riser moves into the latched position, open-ended slots on feet extending from the riser engage pins on the plate, thereby securing the riser to the plate. Primary and secondary locking mechanisms lock the riser on the plate and tighten engagement between the riser and the plate. The locking mechanisms engage semi-resilient sleeves on the pins to prevent rattling.

Abstract: A variable width modification to an auto rear window peripheral edge molding achieved using a molding which is extruded with a longitudinal groove into which a knife is inserted for trimming off a portion of the outboard overhang of the molding crown so that as installed about the window the molding has a narrow trimmed width and a larger untrimmed width.

Abstract: A retainer for seat which can be molded by a pair of metal molds and which prevents water from entering into a portion which locks a hook member. The retainer for seat comprises: a box-shaped leg body with an opening being inserted through a mounting hole; a flange extending outwardly from a vicinity of the opening; pawl portions protruding from outer surfaces of the leg body, and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole is held between the pawl portions and the flange; and retaining bodies protruding from the inner surfaces of the leg body in the direction of approaching each other, and resiliently retaining a hook member which is inserted through the opening.

Abstract: A roll-over protection arrangement is provided which comprises an approximately U-shaped roll-over bar which can be translationally moved upward and back and which, by means of its downwardly directed legs, is guided by means of guiding elements in a housing. By means of the effect of springs, the roll-over bar can be rapidly changed from its inoperative position which projects hardly beyond the vehicle railing into a supporting position which projects clearly upward beyond the vehicle railing. In order to reduce the overall weight of the installed components as well as of the installed ejecting springs, almost all parts of the roll-over protection arrangement, including at least the legs of the roll-over bar and guiding elements therefor are made of extruded profiles.

Abstract: The expanding ball-type locking pin device (30, 31, 33) is equipped with a control (40) which comprises a lever (42) which exhibits an operating hand grip (421) and an articulation (422) associated with a casing (20) to allow it to turn about an axis parallel to a given direction (.DELTA.) between an unlocked position and a locked position and which bears a link so as to be able to move the needle (33) between its two positions, and furthermore comprises a safety feature (51, 52, 53, 54) coupled to the lever (42) and intended to interact with an underframe (P) to prevent a seat from being tipped into the opened-out position as long as a lock bolt (30) is not locked onto a striker plate.

Abstract: A suspended, gravity centering, shock absorbing seat mount includes a pair of elongated mounting brackets (2) for attaching the seat mount to a vehicle. An upper pivot shaft (5) extends laterally between the mounting brackets. A shackle (3) is mounted at an upper end thereof to each opposite end of the upper pivot shaft (5). A lower pivot shaft (7) is mounted to a lower end of each shackle, and extends laterally outwardly therefrom. A casing (14) is mounted at a bottom end thereof to each of the lower pivot shafts, and a seat mounting member (15) extends laterally between upper ends of the casings. The shackles are free to move in an arc about the upper pivot shaft, and the casings are free to move in an arc about the lower pivot shafts, thus allowing the seat mounting member to move forwardly and rearwardly in response to forward and rearward motion of the vehicle, and returning the seat mounting member to a central position by gravity.

Abstract: A fastening arrangement for a vehicle seat (4) includes floor fastening elements (20, 21) connected to the vehicle floor and corresponding seat fastening devices (26, 27) attached to the seat (4). The fastening elements (20, 26) situated furthest from the door form in the assembled position a spring-loaded push-in connection. To this end, the floor fastening element (20) has a hole (15) through it and the seat fastening element (26) is provided with a protruding peg (32). The seat is introduced through the door at an angle to the horizontal plane, and the seat fastening element (26) of the push-in connection includes guiding teeth (33) which are applied to a floor guide device (14). The seat (4) is thereafter moved along the guide devoce so that the peg (32) is introduced into the hole (15) in the floor fastening element (20). The opposite side of the seat (4) is then pressed down so that the seat fastening element (27) on that side is brought into a wedging contact with the floor fastening element (21).

Abstract: A truck bed seat comprising a framework, wherein the framework includes spaced support posts, and the spaced support posts each include telescoping legs to permit ease of mounting of the framework within a truck bed, and a chair assembly slidably adjusted between the first support post and the second support post permitting ease of positioning of the chair assembly over a wheel well of an associated truck bed.

Abstract: Modularized vehicle security mounting system for converting a conventional four-door motor vehicle into a safely and well-equipped security vehicle having full conventional vehicular safety features while isolating passengers in the rear seating area and also while providing for running of wire harnesses from trunk to dashboard and for providing rear seating area climate control and sanitation.

Abstract: An anchoring apparatus for a wheeled chair mainly composed of a movable frame assembled with a seat frame structure of the wheeled chair to be movable in a vertical direction, a hydraulic damper assembled with the seat frame structure for biasing the movable frame upwardly to retain the movable frame in a lifted position in a released condition of the anchoring apparatus, a foot pedal mechanism having a foot pedal assembled with the seat frame structure of the wheeled chair to lower the movable frame when depressed by an attendant, a locking mechanism mounted on the movable frame to be locked by engagement with a stationary element fixed to a floor when the movable frame has been lowered by depression of the foot pedal, and a releasing mechanism assembled with the seat frame structure of the wheeled chair, the releasing mechanism having an operation lever mounted on a back frame structure of the wheeled chair and operatively connected to the locking mechanism to release engagement of the locking mechanism wit

Abstract: An undercarriage structure of a motor vehicle has a pair of front frames, a pair of floor frames integrally connected with rear ends of the front frames, a floor panel attached to the floor frames, and side sills extending in a front/rear direction and being connected with the sides of the floor frames. The floor frames, the side sills and the floor panel together form closed sections extending in the front/rear direction.

Abstract: An automobile assist transfer seat for the physically challenged, consisting of, a removable seat assembly (70), that slips into a door sill assembly (80), affixed to automobile door sill (90R) and (90L). Automobile used is a standard coupe or sedan body style, having a seat, door, door frame and door sill on driver and passenger side. The seat assembly (70) is interchangeable for use on either side of the automobile. Height of seat assembly (70), installed, is the height of most wheelchair seats and automobile manufacturers installed seats, and parallel to the ground. Seat assembly (70), is stored in the automobile passenger seating area or trunk of the automobile.

Abstract: A quick release pedestal seat mount to support a passenger seat from the floor of a recreational vehicle includes a base plate for mounting on the floor of the recreational vehicle and a seat mounting box to which a seat may be attached. The seat mounting box may be quickly secured to the base plate by means of a set of hold down cleats which fit engagingly into a complimentary set of hold down openings in the base plate. The seat mounting box is further locked in place by means of a pair of dogs attached to a kick release handle and received into a pair of locking slots in the base plates. A simple tug on the kick release handle disengages the dogs from the locking slots and pulls the seat mounting box rearward, disengaging the hold down cleats. The seat mounting box is further formed so that it will deform under the impact of a frontal collision in such a manner as to cushion the impact of the collision to the seat occupant.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a rear seat that comprises a bench seat and a seat back that is split. Each seat back part is pivotally mounted so that it folds down onto the bench seat to extend the load floor. Each seat back part is pivotally supported by a fixed pivot at the vehicle body or outboard side and a spring biased pivot at the inboard or center side that retracts to facilitate installation.

Abstract: A vehicle seat mounting bracket for mounting a rear seat back to a vehicle floor without requiring separate fasteners or excessive labor. The vehicle seat mounting bracket has a slotted opening by which an integral trough extends along the slotted opening. The trough guides a pintle that extends outward from the rear seat back into a circular opening in the bracket. The bracket is flexibly connected to the vehicle so as to flex away from the seat back upon the pintle engaging the trough and moving downward toward the circular opening in the bracket. The pintle has an integral ring extending radially outward on the periphery of the pintle. Upon the pintle engaging the circular opening in the bracket, the bracket biasingly moves towards its natural free-state position and engages the integral ring to apply a biasing force toward the seat back and substantially prevent any rattling noise.

Abstract: A seat unit can be screwed automatically to the body platform at four fixing points without the need to alter the seat setting during screwing and has a sufficiently rigid connection, in particular a sufficiently firm connection for seat belts which are fixed to the seat, to the body platform. The fixing regions are provided in the floor rail itself, in particular in each case at a distance from the free ends of the latter and in a profile region, extending essentially parallel to the body platform, of the floor rail. These regions are joined directly to a steep wall and, with the latter, in each case form a ramp, and are oriented such that they enclose as small an angle as possible with the floor rail, although this angle is kept sufficiently large that, in an installation setting of the seat unit, the axes of the holes extend in front of the front side of the seat and behind the rear side of the seat with a clearance of a few centimeters, which makes possible the use of a screwdriver unit.

Abstract: A transfer seat permits a wheelchair bound patient to transfer from the wheelchair to the seat of an automobile. A peg on one side of the frame of the seat slides within a vertical tube used to support a removable arm of the wheelchair. The frame further provides for feet on the other side of the seat adapted to rest on the lower door frame of the automobile and support the transfer seat.

Abstract: Several embodiments of a portable truck bed seat are designed for use in the bed of a pickup truck. Each seat includes short legs and body-supporting cushions attached to an associated frame structure. Adjustable clamps are movably attached to the frame structures, and these clamps are attachable to the edges or lips of the truck beds to effectively lock the seats in position during use.

Abstract: An automotive side impact protection apparatus including a face plate formed on the inner lower portion of the door, and reinforcement structure operatively connected to the underbody and interfacing with the face plate. In one embodiment, the reinforcement structure is a cantilevered brace extending diagonally upwardly from the underbody intermediate the seat and the face plate. In another embodiment, the reinforcement structure is a reinforcement member extending laterally through the seat just inside the bottom surface thereof, with an enlarged portion formed on the outboard portion of the member adjacent the face plate, and reinforcement trusses between the member and the underbody.

Abstract: A truck cab includes a seat member that includes a vertical seat portion mounted to a horizontal seat portion. The vertical seat portion includes a grid of apertures directed therethrough to provide directed audio communication to an individual mounted within the seat from a speaker positioned rearwardly of the seat within the truck cab. The vertical seat portion includes an acoustical fabric mesh positioned over a forward wall of the vertical seat portion. The invention is further arranged to provide for a cushion insert positioned within the vertical seat portion, with the insert including a matrix of through-extending openings directed through the cushion, wherein the cushion is inflatable for mounting within a framework of the vertical seat portion.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for rear seat backs of automobiles is provided which permits the horizontal positioning of a seat back with respect to a vertical body panel to effect snap fit insertion of a plurality of clips carried on the rear of the seat back frame into apertures formed through the vertical body panel.

Abstract: The invention divulges a seat support of the cantilever type for public transport vehicles. This seat support has, in section through a vertical plane, a general upturned L shape with a horizontal part (16) which serves for fixing at least one seat and a vertical part or foot (18) which rests on the floor (12) of the vehicle or on an element fixed to the sidewall (14) thereof, one of said parts of the seat support being provided with a projection or spur (20) which engages in a housing (24) of corresponding shape formed in the sidewall (14).

Abstract: An apparatus for providing seating and entertainment arrangement within a pickup bed is provided, including an adjustable backrest mounted within the pickup to accommodate a cushion member and position a vertical extent of the cushion member in adjustable orientation relative to a horizontal portion of the cushion member. Padded wall members are provided for securement adjacent the side walls of the pickup bed, and further including a wheel well covering formed with cylindrical recesses therewithin to accommodate various drinking cups and the like therewithin. A modification of the invention includes the cushioned member formed with top and side walls of transparent material and a floor formed of opaque material with a reflective member mounted coextensively to the floor to permit the cushioned member to effect heating of chambers defined within the cushioned member or conversely, the cushioned member may be reversed to cushion the floor overlying the top wall to minimize heat buildup in the cushion member.

Abstract: Seats for a bus attached to a structure that is directly supported from the understructure, and not attached to the side structures of a vehicle, thus avoiding the placing of the seated passenger load on the conventional side structure.

Abstract: A folding, solid polyfoam cushioned or inflatable seat for a pickup truck bed with a removable seat belt assembly that may be an integral part of the installed seat. The hinge arrangement permits the seat to move from upright to inclined, and allows installation in a variety of pickup bed sizes. The seat has an attaching support which connects to the truck for easy removal and reinstallation.The seat can be used out of the pickup bed, for example on the beach, picnicking, and the like.

Abstract: To prevent a rear seat back from being removed from a rear parcel shelf from the passenger compartment side but allow it to be removed therefrom only when the trunk room is opened (the above function is effective to prevent baggages placed in the trunk room from being stolen from the passenger compartment side), a rear seat back monitoring structure comprises a U-shaped wire attached to the upper reverse surface of the rear seat back and inserted into a trunk room through a hole formed in the rear parcel shelf; and a wire engage member engageable with an end of the U-shaped wire from the trunk room side and formed with a portion whose dimension is larger than a diameter of the hole.

Abstract: An improved attachment arrangement for a backrest assembly in combination with an auxiliary folding seat cushion having a pair of hinge assemblies mounting the seat cushion on a vertical wall of a vehicle. The backrest assembly comprises a base panel supporting a coextensive foam pad enclosed by an outer upholstery cover. The base panel for single passenger setting requires a pair of pre-attached hangers spaced along its upper edge and a pair of pre-attached spring clips spaced along its lower portion. The lower spring clips are adapted for ready connection to wall mounted hinges of the folding seat cushion while the upper hangers provide ready initial pre-positioning of the backrest assembly to the vehicle wall. A single screw hole in each hanger is self-aligned with a vehicle wall installation hole allowing subsequent ready piloting and driving of the hanger screws.

Abstract: A vehicle seat latch with a take-up mechanism for use in securing a removable bench seat to a vehicle. The bench seat being supported on laterally spaced pedestals which are engageable with support shafts in the floor structure of a vehicle. The rearward end of the pedestals include an elongated U-shaped slot for engagement with the support shaft, 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.

Abstract: A seat riser integrated with the floor or bed of an automotive vehicle having a removable seat. The integration reduces the height and weight of the seat assembly and allows for the easier use of the vehicle in its full capacity. The seat riser is capable of rotating from a generally vertical operative position to a generally horizontal inoperative position. When in the inoperative position, the seat riser is concealed within a recessed well and has a top portion lying flush with the floor or bed of the vehicle. After rotation, the seat riser is locked into the operative position by a pin and hole locking mechanism. A removable seat, equipped with complimentary retaining elements, is then positioned on the seat risers. Two arms of a spring biased retaining mechanism are then able to engage the retaining elements of the removable seat. The seat riser thus secures and supports the seat in the interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: A device for anchoring a seat to the floor of a vehicle. The device includes a base which has a raised support having a generally flat upper surface for carrying the U-shaped seat supports. Anchor members which include an integral channel part interlock with the base members and applying anchoring pressure to the seat supports.

Abstract: A foldable and detachable seat for a motor vehicle, which has a seat detaching device which comprises a base member secured to a seat cushion and defining at spaced portions thereof first and second cuts which are sized and arranged to mate with respective pins provided on a floor; first and second latching mechanisms mounted to the base member to incorporate with the first and second cuts respectively, the latching mechanisms being capable of latching the spaced portions of the base member with the pins of the floor when the pins are properly put into the first and second cuts; a connecting rod extending between the first and second latching mechanisms to allow synchronous operation of the mechanisms; and an operation handle held by the base member and linked to the connecting rod, so that upon manipulation of the handle, the connecting rod is moved in a given direction to cause the first and second lataching mechanisms to assume their pin unlatching positions.

Abstract: A seat for a flight attendant in an aircraft is constructed to be secured to a supporting inner cabin wall. The seat unit includes a seat section tiltably supported in a mounting. The backrest unit includes a backrest cushion with a head cushion. A safety belt system, cooperates with both units, which are preassembled ready for installation. Thus, the conventional frame of the seat is avoided, whereby weight, costs, and space advantages are achieved. It is especially advantageous to provide a double seating arrangement with the seats facing in opposite directions.

Abstract: A seat cushion frame is mounted on a vehicle floor panel by a composite anchor member adapted to be snap-fitted into position in a panel aperture. The anchor member includes a plastic lower shell part bonded to an upper rubber seal ring part. The shell part has an oval-section hollow socket portion with its upper open end, adapted to receive a frame mounted striker, formed with a peripheral inverted U-section collar portion ending in a V-section terminal spring flange. The rubber seal ring provides a right-angled section defining a horizontal sealing lip portion and vertical neck portion formed with a resilient shoulder adapted to lockingly engage the rolled edge of the floor panel aperture. The seal ring part is formed with a U-shaped loop bonded to the inner surface of the shell socket defining vertically disposed wedge-shaped ribs having opposed ramp faces establishing a lead-in gaped notch.

Abstract: An improved locking device for a latching and locking mechanism wherein upon a motor vehicle rear seatback being unlocked it adapted to be unlatched for swinging to a fold-down position by pivoting a handle portion of an operating lever providing pass through access between the vehicle passenger compartment and rear storage trunk. The locking device provides a key locking cylinder which in its locked mode has a lock bar biased in one direction such that its one end contacts a cam segment on the cylinder. The lock bar is formed with a pair of notches spaced on centers equal to the spacing between support webs of a pivoting operating lever. The notches are positioned to block the pivoting of the lever in the cylinder locked mode by being misaligned with the support webs.

Abstract: Rear seat mounting hardware, consisting of sixteen brackets, two seat belt extensions and one seat latch that are easily assembled and, when installed in a Ford Super Cab, elevates the seat to a comfortable and safe riding position for passengers. It will eliminate the impracticability and discomfort inherent in existing mounting hardware and assembly for Ford Super Cabs. It will also provide dual cargo space, thus increasing storage capabilities. More importantly, it will provide safe rear seat elevation that complies with Federal motor vehicle safety standards and enhances passenger safety.

Abstract: A backrest for vehicle seats, especially for the rear seats of motor vehicles, includes a forwardly foldable center arm rest and a backrest support member arranged in back of the center arm rest. The back rest support member can be locked to the vehicle body structure and, after being released from its locking engagement with the vehicle body, can also be folded forwardly so that a space is created in the region of the center arm rest that can be utilized as a loading hatch. To effect locking of the backrest support member to the vehicle body, a latch pin is provided which has lateral abutment portions and which is fixedly secured rearwardly of the backrest support member to the vehicle body. The free end of the latch pin extends through an aperture of the backrest support member. The latch pin is adapted to receive a rotatable knob which is attached thereto from the front side of the backrest support member.

Abstract: An improvement in pickup trucks whereby two or three seat pickups may be transformed into four or five seat pickup truck convertibles. The invention consists of a modified pickup truck cab section that doubles as a rearwardly facing jump seat and a truck bed that offers a mechanism to secure the jump seat in place and a passenger restraint for those riding in the jump seat. The device facilitates the conversion without the use of additional parts or frame reinforcements.

Abstract: New seat support for a public transport vehicle and seat equipped with this support. The invention relates to a seat support for a public transport vehicle, intended to be mounted overhung on a side wall of this vehicle. As seen in section through a vertical plane perpendicular to the sidewall, the framework of this support has a generally C-shaped cross-section. The upper branck of the C is intended to serve as a base for a seat, the lower branch of the C rests on the floor of the vehicle and is fixed to the latter, and the verticle part of the C, which joins the branches together, is designed to bear against the side wall of the vehicle and to be fixed to the latter.