Patent ID: 6113191
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat assembly for a vehicle, movable from an in-use position to a stored position, comprising:a seat bottom having a front portion and a rear portion;a seat back coupled to said rear portion of said seat bottom; wherein said seat back extends in a generally upward direction from said seat bottom in the in-use position and said seat back extends in a generally forward position in the stored position;a guide member associated with said seat bottom and attachable to the vehicle; anda leg link pivotally attached to said seat bottom and pivotally attachable to the vehicle at a leg link mount; wherein said leg link and said guide member cooperate to guide said seat bottom from the in-use position to the stored position;such that said seat bottom is displaced in a rearward direction in the stored position relative to the in-use position and said leg link mount is constrained from rearward displacement during the transition from the stored position to the in-use position.