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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Jon M. Cisler, Northville, MI (US);
Philip W. Hadley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Manoj Srivastava, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Douglas A. Dingel, Brighton, MI (US);
Magna Seating Systems Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
The subject invention is a vehicle seat assembly which is removably mounted to a floor of a vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat and an electrical device mounted to the seat. A riser is mounted to the seat and a latch mechanism is mounted to the riser for securing the seat to the vehicle floor. In the preferred embodiment, a first electrical connector is mounted to the latch mechanism for delivering power to the electrical component. A second electrical connector is mounted to the vehicle floor for delivering power to the first electrical connector wherein the first electrical connector automatically engages the second electrical connector when the latch mechanism secures the seat to the vehicle floor such that the first and second electrical connectors close a circuit to power the electrical device.