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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Hsing Lung Lewis Liu, Novi, MI (US);
Karl A. Murphy, Novi, MI (US);
Hsing Lung Lewis Liu, Novi, MI (US);
Karl A. Murphy, Novi, MI (US);
Porter Group, LLC, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat attachment latch assembly () includes a latch () mounted for movement between latched and unlatched positions with respect to a striker () to secure and selectively release a vehicle seat with respect to a vehicle body. A latching wedge () is mounted on the latch () for movement therewith and for movement with respect thereto in cooperation with a bias () provided by a first spring () that moves a wedging surfaceof the latching wedge () into wedging contact with the striker () with the latch () in its latched position in order to provide a rattle free attachment. A locking pawl () and a spring () cooperate to hold the latch () in its latched position or permit release thereof for movement to the unlatched position where the striker () is released.