Patent ID: 8360496
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A folding seat system for use with a vehicle, the folding seat system comprising: a seat body including a seat bottom and a seat back, the seat back being rotatably mounted to the seat bottom such that the seat back can be folded over the seat bottom; a hinge connected to the seat body and configured for attachment to the vehicle, the hinge further configured to permit the seat body to rotate between a forward position and a storage position when the seat back is folded over the seat bottom and when the hinge is attached to the vehicle, such rotation being approximately one hundred and eighty degrees in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a first biasing member arranged to act on one of the seat body and the hinge, the first biasing member configured to bias the seat body towards the storage position when the seat body is in the forward position, wherein the seat body is further configured to be selectively secured in an intermediate position between the forward position and the storage position, the intermediate position being generally upright, and wherein the seat body further includes a latch configured to engage a latch engaging feature on the vehicle, the latch being disposed proximate the latch engaging feature when the seat body is in the intermediate position.