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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Jason Paul Baldas, Warren, MI (US);
Gerald Oscar Morrison, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Kevin Gasparotto, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert John Dowell, Rochester, MI (US);
Eileen Marie Avram, Canton, MI (US);
Michelle Girolamo, Livonia, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of fastening a seat to a vehicle floor having preexisting seat mounting locations includes providing a seat having a frame with mounting locations different from the preexisting mounting locations of the vehicle floor. An adapter bracket is provided having first mounting locations corresponding to the mounting locations of the vehicle floor and second mounting locations corresponding to the mounting locations of the frame of the seat. The adapter bracket is secured to the vehicle floor. The frame of the seat is secured to the adapter bracket, thereby fastening the seat to the vehicle floor. A method of installing various panels over a framework of a vehicle interior is also disclosed.