Abstract: A child safety seat anchorage is mechanically attached and welded to a robust support member, e.g., a tube or bracket, which in turn is secured to a vehicle seat or the vehicle frame. The welding of the wire rod is primarily for the purpose of positioning the wire rod at the prescribed location within a vehicle so that hooks, straps or other connectors from a child safety seat can be attached to the wire rod anchorage. The anchorage is located at and extends from a bite line between a seat cushion and a seat back. Alternative attachment designs include the use of a strap, alternative design wire rod anchorages and slots and holes to connect the wire rod anchorage to the tube or bracket.

Abstract: An anchorage for connecting an article such as a child safety seat to a vehicle seat includes a wire rod having rectangular shape and having first and second legs each terminating in a bent portion. A unitary attachment bracket is mechanically and weldlessly connected to the wire rod in a pressing operation wherein the attachment bracket includes retainer members aligned with the bent portions of the wire rod to prevent the bent portions from straightening when a load is applied to the wire rod. The attachment bracket connects the wire rod to a vehicle component. A method of producing the anchorage includes producing the wire rod and the attachment bracket blank and aligning them to weldlessly, mechanically capture the wire rod in the formed attachment bracket and then connect the anchorage to the vehicle component.