Patent ID: 6540294
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
In combination:a stowable swing away flip seat having a flip seating portion hingedly associated with a back support portion, said flip seating portion having a substantially horizontal position that provides seating for an occupant, said flip seating portion having a substantially vertical position, in which said stowable swing away flip seat is compacted by having said flip seating portion folded proximate to said back support portion and substantially parallel; and a linkage system hingedly associating said back support portion with a support member, said linkage system, upon an exertion of a lifting force, generating a predetermined path of motion that swings said stowable swing away flip seat from a deployed position, adjacent to a side of said support member, to a stowed position above said support member, said linkage system supporting said stowable swing away flip seat while in said deployed and said stowed positions, said deployed position having said flip seating portion in said substantially horizontal position, and providing seating for an occupant, said stowed position having said flip seating portion in a substantially vertical position and providing space for positioning a wheelchair or other article in the space formerly occupied by said stowable swing away flip seat while deployed.