Patent ID: 7559594

Claim:
A folding seat for a vehicle comprising: a seat base fixedly attached to an intermediate bracket; a seat back having a lower end; and a support bracket fixedly attached to a rear vehicle wall; said intermediate bracket having a first hinge point at which said seat back lower end is hingedly attached to the intermediate bracket; and wherein said intermediate bracket has a second hinge point at which the intermediate bracket is hingedly attached to said support bracket, said second hinge point being spatially removed from said first hinge point, such that upon folding of said seat base into a vertical position, said intermediate bracket rotates on said second hinge point, said second hinge point remaining stationary and said first hinge point rotating upwardly and rearwardly around the second hinge point, so as to move said first hinge point and said lower portion of said seat back rearwardly as said seat back and said seat base are folded into a substantially vertical orientation in close proximity to the rear vehicle wall.