Patent ID: 9308836
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A stowable vehicle seat system for use in a vehicle cabin, the seat system comprising: a substantially vertical vehicle back wall and a substantially horizontal vehicle floor; a movable seat back assembly having an upper portion operatively associated with said substantially vertical vehicle seat back wall, said seat back assembly including a back cushion frame including an elongated frame member that extends from near the upper portion towards a lower portion; a seat cushion assembly hingedly coupled to the seat back assembly, such that the seat cushion assembly is movable between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position, said seat cushion assembly including a lower seat cushion frame and an inner seat cushion frame slidably coupled to the lower seat cushion frame, such that the seat cushion assembly is reversibly movable from a forward position to a rearward position when the inner seat cushion frame slides on the lower seat cushion frame, wherein the lower seat cushion frame is pivotably attached directly to the back cushion frame near the lower portion; and a pivot bracket connected to said substantially horizontal vehicle floor, said lower seat cushion frame being pivotably attached to said pivoting bracket, wherein the inner seat cushion frame includes another elongated member that includes a first portion generally co-planar with a seat cushion and a second portion that extends at an angle from the first portion and that pivotably attaches directly to the back cushion frame.