Patent ID: 7377571
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A stowable seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat; a seat receiving recess in a floor of a vehicle; an upper riser mechanism coupled to said seat for movement of said seat between an elevated position and a collapsed position upon the vehicle floor; a lower riser mechanism, said lower riser mechanism coupled to said seat receiving recess for movement of said seat between the collapsed position and a stowed position in the seat receiving recess; and a panel positioned between and coupled to said upper riser mechanism and said lower riser mechanism, wherein said panel remains stationary and conceals said seat receiving recess while said seat is moving between said elevated position and said collapsed position and said panel is movable into said seat receiving recess when said seat is moving from said collapsed position to said stowed position permitting said seat to be stowed in said seat receiving recess.