Patent ID: 6688666
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:a seat cushion for supporting an occupant seated on said seat assembly and having a bottom surface extending between opposite front and rear portions; a seat back operatively coupled to said seat cushion for selective pivotal movement; a first riser adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor of the vehicle and extending between the floor of the vehicle and said front portion of said bottom surface of said seat cushion; a second riser adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor of the vehicle spaced apart from said first riser and extending between the floor of the vehicle and said front portion of said bottom surface of said seat cushion; a support beam extending between said first and second risers spaced above the floor of the vehicle and pivotally assembled to said front portion of said bottom surface of said seat cushion for pivotally supporting said seat assembly between a seating position for supporting the occupant and a forwardly stowed position with said seat cushion extending generally upright from said support beam; a pair of retractable support legs operatively coupled to said rear portion of said bottom surface of said seat cushion for automatically pivoting between a support position extending between said seat cushion and the floor of the vehicle and a storage position against said bottom surface of said seat cushion in response to pivotal movement of said seat assembly about said support beam between said seating position and said forwardly stowed position, respectively; and a pair of slots formed in said bottom surface of said seat cushion each for receiving one of said support legs in said storage position.