US 12,280,857 B1
Seat slide-lock system
Matthew Duffield, Harriman, TN (US); Brian Pitcher, Knoxville, TN (US); and Tyler Gooden, Harriman, TN (US)
Assigned to Protomet Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN (US)
Filed by Protomet Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/986,977.
Int. Cl. B63B 29/04 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 29/04 (2013.01) [B63B 2029/043 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat slide-lock system, the system comprising:
a seat slide rail having a longitudinal axis, wherein the seat slide rail defines at least one detent; and
a seat movable along the longitudinal axis of the seat slide rail, the seat including a seat slide-lock device, the device comprising:
a slide handle accessible to a user, wherein the slide handle is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position,
a slide pin coupled to the slide handle such that the slide pin moves with the slide handle when the slide handle moves between the engaged position and the disengaged position, wherein the slide pin is engageable with the detent of the seat slide rail in the engaged position and is disengaged with the detent of the seat slide rail in the disengaged position, wherein the seat is prevented from moving relative to the longitudinal axis of the seat slide rail in the engaged position and is allowed to move relative to the longitudinal axis of the seat slide rail in the disengaged position, and
a release switch accessible to the user, wherein the release switch is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the release switch is configured to prevent the slide handle and slide pin from moving from the disengaged position toward the engaged position when in the locked position, wherein the release switch is configured to allow the slide handle and slide pin to move from the disengaged position toward the engaged position when in the unlocked position.