Patent ID: 8011714

Claim:
A stowable seat and seat storage structure for storing the stowable seat in a vehicle and not using floor or sub-floor cargo space, the stowable seat and seat storage structure comprising: a stowable seat having a seating configuration with said stowable seat attached to a floor in the vehicle and a stowed configuration with said stowable seat unattached from the floor, said stowable seat also having a floor mounting structure operable to attach and detach said stowable seat from the floor in the vehicle; an interior side wall of the vehicle, the interior side wall having a recess with an inner wall, a lower wall, and an outer wall dimensioned for said stowable seat to fit at least partially within said recess and snugly up against said inner wall, lower wall and outer wall when in said stowed configuration, for the purpose of storing and preventing rattling of said stowable seat in said recess of said interior side wall and not occupy any floor or sub-floor cargo space of the vehicle.