CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01) | 8 Claims |
1. A double shear secured vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
a seat frame structure capable of supporting a vehicle seat;
at least one floor track gripper attached to the seat frame structure, each floor track gripper configured to secure the seat frame structure to a floor track set into a floor of a vehicle,
the floor track including 1) a rail extending parallel to the floor, a plurality of evenly spaced first holes extending through the rail from a left side to a right side thereof, and 2) an upper portion extending perpendicular to the rail and parallel to the floor;
each floor track gripper including a left-side portion and a right-side portion extending downward from a base, the base attached to the seat frame structure, the left-side and right-side portions configured to extend around and below the upper portion of the rail on its left and right sides respectively, each of the left-side and right-side portions including a second hole extending fully therethrough in alignment with the plurality of first holes;
and
a locking pin configured to secure the floor track gripper to the floor track when in an engaged state, the locking pin extending fully through the left-side second hole, fully through a first hole of the plurality of first holes, and at least partially through the right-side second hole when in the engaged state.
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