Patent ID: 7374222
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly adapted for pivotal movement between a seating position secured to a floor of a motor vehicle and a stowed position recessed with the floor of the vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a pair of front legs each having a first end pivotally attached to said seat cushion and a second end adapted to be removably attached to a striker assembly in the floor of the vehicle; a pair of rear legs each having a first end attached to said seat cushion and a second end adapted to be pivotally attached to the floor; and a linkage assembly coupled between said front legs and said rear legs for selectively controlling movement of said front legs between a support position extending from said seat cushion for attachment to the striker assembly and a retracted position lying against said seat cushion, said linkage assembly including a first link member operatively coupled to said rear leg for controlling movement of said linkage assembly, a second link member extending between a first end operatively coupled to said first link member and an opposite second end, a third link member having a first end operatively connected to said front leg and a second end operatively coupled to said second end of said second link member, and a lost motion connection between said second and third link members for automatically allowing said front legs to be retracted from said support position to said retracted position in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion from said seating position to said stowed position.