Patent ID: 6082805
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A multi-purpose seat for a recreational vehicle, the seat having access to storage space provided below the multi-purpose seat, the multi-purpose seat comprising:a housing having an open top defining the storage space;a seat bottom hingedly attached to the housing top and adapted to move between a bed position, forward sofa position, a backward sofa position, and a storage access position;a seat back hingedly attached to the housing top and adapted to move between a bed position, forward sofa position, a backward sofa position, and a storage access position;the seat bottom and seat back being disposed in the same plane and covering the open top of the housing when the multi-purpose seat is in the bed position;the seat bottom and seat back being substantially orthogonally disposed and the seat bottom covering the housing open top when the multi-purpose seat is in the forward sofa position;the seat bottom and seat back being substantially orthogonally disposed and the seat back covering the housing open top when the multi-purpose seat is in the backward sofa position;the seat bottom and seat back being substantially parallel and the housing open top being uncovered when the multi-purpose seat is in the storage access position; anda locking mechanism adapted to lock the multi-purpose seat into the backward sofa position, the forward sofa position and the storage access position;the seat bottom and seat back being hingedly attached to the housing by a pivot assembly having first and second pivot arms pivotally attached to the housing, a cross bar pivotally attached to the first and second arms, a seat bottom bracket fixedly attached to the seat bottom, a seat back bracket fixedly attached to the seat back and pivotally attached to the first pivot arm, and a hinge plate pivotally attached to the seat back bracket, the second pivot arm and the seat bottom bracket.