Abstract: A seat track assembly for a seat of a motor vehicle having a floor and an airbag. The seat track assembly includes a stationary rail fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes a movable rail fixedly secured to the seat and slidably engaged with the stationary rail to move the seat therealong. The movable rail extends along a length between a forward position and a rearward position. A shunt defining an elongated body extends along a portion of the length of the movable rail. A sensor is fixedly secured to the stationary rail and disposed adjacent the shunt to produce a position signal indicating a position of the sensor relative to the shunt. The sensor and the shunt are disposed within the stationary and movable rails to be protected thereby.

Abstract: A riser assembly for selectively coupling a seat assembly to a front slide rail and rear slide rail on the floor of an automotive vehicle. The riser assembly includes a front latch mechanism adapted to be operatively coupled to the front slide rail. The front latch mechanism has a support plate for supporting the riser assembly on the front slide rail. A rear latch mechanism is adapted to be operatively coupled to the rear slide rail. The rear latch mechanism has a mounting plate for supporting the riser assembly on the rear slide rail and a pair of opposing front and rear latch plates for selectively engaging and securing the rear latch mechanism to the rear slide rail. A release cam member is operatively coupled between the front and rear latch plates for simultaneously engaging and releasing the front and rear latch plates from engagement with the rear slide rail to selectively couple the riser assembly to the front and rear slide rails.

Abstract: The invention is an electroluminescent dome light for a convertible vehicle. The lighting element consists of a thin piece of electrically conductive material, which is specially treated with an electroluminescent coating. The element is enclosed in a phosphorous treated laminate which provides structure and diffuses the light emitted, giving it qualities of incandescent light. Two electrical connectors attach to the element to provide a means for generating an electrical current though the conductive material. The lighting element is held in place on the headliner of the convertible by a housing, with a means of attachment.