Patent ID: 8465096

Claim:
A stowable vehicle seat comprising: a seat support that supports one end portion side of a seat cushion movably in a front-and-rear direction; a seat back that is foldable onto said seat cushion; a reclining mechanism that folds said seat back onto said seat cushion; a link mechanism that is connected to said reclining mechanism and is movable; and an operating element connected to said reclining mechanism through said link mechanism, wherein said link mechanism has a prohibiting member that is moved by said operating element and then, prohibits said link mechanism from returning from a moved position to an initial position; wherein: said link mechanism has a first link member connected to said operating element and said reclining mechanism; said prohibiting member has a locking portion that is engageable with and disengageable from said first link member; if said first link member has been moved by said operating element to a predetermined position, the first link member is engaged with said locking portion of said prohibiting member so that movement of said link mechanism to return to the initial position is prohibited.