Patent ID: 6773050
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B60K,B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A seating assembly for a vehicle including a front seat assembly having a front seat back and a front seat bottom, the front seat bottom including a front portion and a rear portion, a rear seat assembly having a rear seat back and a rear seat bottom, and a track member connectable to a floor portion of the vehicle, the seating assembly comprising an articulation mechanism pivotally coupled to the rear seat bottom and slidably coupled to the track member, a support member connected to the front seat bottom and connectable to the vehicle, the support member supporting the rear portion of the front seat bottom from the vehicle to provide a storage space beneath the front seat bottom, and the rear seat bottom configured to pivotally move on the articulation mechanism and to slidably move on the track member between a use position and a stored position where the rear seat bottom is within the storage space and the rear seat back is disposed adjacent to the front seat back.