Patent ID: 7568764
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A reclining seat for a vehicle, the vehicle having a floor and a back wall, the seat comprising: a seat base having a front and a rear; a seat back pivotably associated with said seat base; at least one rear leg for pivotably connecting said seat base to the vehicle floor through fixed pivots thereby allowing said seat base to be raised and lowered; at least one front leg for releasably connecting said seat base to the vehicle floor, said at least one front leg being connected to said seat base at a first pivot point; a seat back latch assembly for connecting said seat back to the back wall of the vehicle; and a retracting link operatively connecting said at least one rear leg and said at least one front leg, said retracting link being connected with said at least one front leg at a point other than at said first pivot point, whereby upon release of said front leg from the vehicle floor said retracting link regulates the movement of said front leg.