Patent ID: 6390547
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising:a seat cushion having a sitting surface, a front portion, and a rear portion, said rear portion being adapted to engage the vehicle for pivotal movement about a first axis; and a seat back having a resting surface, a top portion, and a bottom portion, said bottom portion being connected to said rear portion of said seat cushion for rotational movement about a second axis, said second axis being displaced from and generally parallel with said first axis; wherein, when said seat cushion is pivoted about the first axis from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position, said front portion of said seat cushion is displaced in a rearward and upward direction, said bottom portion of said seat back is displaced in a rearward and downward direction, and said sitting surface and said resting surface become substantially adjacent; a storage tray fastened under said seat cushion, said storage tray being accessible when said seat cushion is pivoted into the generally vertical position; and a storage drawer slidably fastened under the seat cushion.