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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1987
Mikio Nakaiwa, Osaka, JP;
Saburo Suzuki, Kariya, JP;
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A lock assembly for a pivotal automobile seat comprising a seat belt anchor plate fixed to the seat and having an upwardly directed engaging lip, a pair of base plates joined together to define an accommodating space and fixed to the anchor plate by a pair of bolts, and a locking mechanism housed within the accommodating space of the base plates for releasably locking to a support member on the vehicle floor, wherein a reinforcing plate is welded to one of the base plates which is closer to the anchor plate, and the reinforcing plate has a downwardly directed engaging projection for engagement with the engaging lip of the anchor plate upon slight deformation of the anchor plate.