Patent ID: 6820913
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having opposing sidewall structures and a rearwardly located storage recess, the seat assembly comprising:a retractable seat having a generally horizontal member and a generally upright seatback member pivotally attached thereto, the retractable seat being movable between an operative condition and a stored condition; a seat support frame spanning an interior of the motor vehicle between the sidewall structures; guide tracks mounted to each of the opposing sidewall structures to interconnect the seat support frame and the sidewall structures, the guide tracks including a horizontal section and an arcuate section; and a frame support extending from the seat support frame to each of the guide tracks and including a roller mechanism to permit movement along the guide tracks; whereby the retractable seat in the operative condition is adjustable along the horizontal section of the guide tracks in a fore and aft manner, and movable on the arcuate section to a stored condition in the rearwardly located storage recess.