Patent ID: 8056978

Claim:
A convertible seating unit for a motor vehicle comprising: a seat having an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge; a back support adjustable between at least a first sitting position and a second sitting position, the back support comprising a first back support panel and a second back support panel, each of the first and second back support panels having a respective first edge and a second edge and a respective upper surface and a lower surface; wherein the second edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the first edge of the second back panel to define a first hinge axis, and wherein the first edge of the first back panel is hingeably connected to the seat proximate the rear edge of the seat to define a second hinge axis, and wherein the first sitting position faces a direction of vehicle travel and the second sitting position faces the direction of vehicle travel; and wherein in the first sitting position the first and second support panels of the back support are folded about the first hinge axis and extend in a direction generally transverse to the upper surface of the seat.