Patent ID: RE41964

Claim:
A seat assembly, comprising: a seat bottom rotatably mounted to a base; a seat back adjustable relative rotatably mounted to said seat bottom; a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting said seat back and said seat bottom for movement and having latched and unlatched conditions, said seat-back latch mechanism in said unlatched condition permitting rotation of said seat back between a use position and a folded position; a floor-latch mechanism selectively connecting said seat bottom to said base for movement and having latched and unlatched conditions, said floor-latch mechanism in said unlatched condition permitting rotation of said seat bottom between a deployed position and a stowed position; and an interlock mechanism interacting with said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism to selectively block operation of said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism, wherein said interlock mechanism blocks operation of said floor-latch mechanism from said latched to said unlatched condition when said seat back is in said use position , and blocks operation of said seat-back latch mechanism when said seatback seat bottom is in said stowed position and prevents substantial rotation of said seat back from said folded position when said floor-latch mechanism is in said unlatched condition to maintain said seat back in said folded position until said seat bottom is returned to said deployed position and said floor-latch mechanism is in said latched condition .