US Patent:
20140049092, Feb 20, 2014
Inventors:
Jesse Kennedy Swindell - Edmond OK, US
Brian Patrick Verhalen - Little Elm TX, US
Matthew Gerard Verhalen - Frisco TX, US
Assignee:
Bean Brothers, LLC - Carrollton TX
International Classification:
B60R 25/01
Abstract:
A seat lock device and method for preventing the unauthorized removal and theft of seats are provided. The seat lock device can include a lock body configured to straddle a seat bracket of at least one of a left-hand third row seat and a right-hand third row seat which can be clamped to a floorboard of a vehicle. The lock body can include a series of coaxial bores. A pin assembly can include a pin configured to be inserted through the series of coaxial bores of the lock body. The pin can also be extendable through a pre-existing hole formed in the at least one seat bracket thereby preventing the at least one seat bracket from releasing from the floorboard of the vehicle.
