Patent ID: 7992913

Claim:
A seat assembly for supporting a seat occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a pair of front support links configured for pivotal mounting to the floor; a seat cushion pivotally supported by said pair of front support links for movement of said seat cushion relative to said pair of front support links about a first axis between a seating position for supporting the seat occupant and a seat cushion stowed position pivoted about the first axis with an underside of said seat cushion facing upwardly; a seat back pivotally supported by a pair of recliner mechanisms for operator initiated movement of said seat back about a second axis between an upright home position for supporting a seat occupant and a seat back stowed position with a backside of said seat back facing upwardly; a pair of J-links, each extending between opposite sides of said seat back and said pair of front support links for automatically driving said seat cushion between said seating position and said seat cushion stowed position in response to pivotal movement of said seat back between said upright home position and said seat back stowed position enabling the backside of said seat back to be co-planar with said underside of said seat cushion, and a pair of support legs pivotally mounted to said seat cushion and operatively connected to said front support links for automatic pivotal movement between a retracted position recessed against said seat cushion and an extended position extending downwardly from said seat cushion in response to pivotal movement of said seat cushion between said seating position and said seat cushion stowed position, said pair of support legs supporting said seat cushion when said seat cushion is in said seat cushion stowed position.